Indian Bank AI – Cybersecurity Specialist Officers (ISSD) Recruitment 2026 — 5 Posts

Indian Bank AI – Cybersecurity Specialist Officers (ISSD) Recruitment 2026 — 5 posts

Indian Bank (a Government of India undertaking) has invited applications for 5 AI – Cybersecurity Specialist Officers for its Information System Security Department (ISSD), on a contractual basis, under an advertisement dated 11 November 2026. The vacancies are provisional and may vary. The place of work is Chennai or as decided by the Bank. This is a contractual engagement, not regular employment, and it is a separate advertisement from the bank's Consultant (IT) and AI Specialist Officers (AI Cell) advertisements of the same date, for a different department — do not confuse the three.

Vacancies

Vice President – AI Cybersecurity: 1 post. Assistant Vice President – AI Cybersecurity: 2 posts. Associate Manager – Senior Officer – AI Cybersecurity: 2 posts.

Who can apply

All posts need a B.E. or B.Tech. in Computer Science Engineering, Information Technology or Electronics and Communication Engineering, or an M.E. or M.Tech. in CSE, IT or ECE. No equivalent qualification is considered.

The Vice President needs a mandatory CISSP, CISA or CISM certification (desirable: ISACA AAISM, EC-Council COASP or GIAC GMLE) and at least 12 years of experience after graduation in Information Security, including at least 5 years in the BFSI sector. The Assistant Vice President needs a mandatory CISSP, CISA or CISM certification (desirable: ISACA AAISM, EC-Council COASP, GIAC GMLE or CompTIA SecAI+) and at least 5 years of experience after graduation in Information Security in the BFSI sector. The Associate Manager – Senior Officer needs a mandatory CISSP, CISA or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification (desirable: ISACA AAISM, EC-Council COASP, GIAC GMLE or CompTIA SecAI+) and at least 3 years of experience after graduation in Information Security in the BFSI sector. Experience in designing, implementing, tuning or operating AI/ML-enabled security monitoring, detection and incident response capabilities is desirable for all three posts. The cut-off date for age, qualification, certifications and experience is 01 November 2026.

Tenure and pay

The engagement is Fixed Term Employment, contractual, for an initial 3 years, extendable up to 5 years, renewed yearly or in shorter intervals subject to performance review. Leave is 30 days per calendar year on a pro-rata basis. Pay is negotiable and not a limiting factor for the deserving candidate — no rupee figure is printed in the advertisement.

Fee

The application fee is non-refundable: Rs. 175 (inclusive of GST) for SC, ST and PwBD candidates and Rs. 1,000 (inclusive of GST) for all other candidates. Pay by Internet Banking, NEFT, RTGS or UPI to the Indian Bank Recruitment Fee Collection Account 7422772966, IFSC IDIB000R021. A separate application and a separate fee payment is needed for each post if applying for multiple posts.

Selection and how to apply

Selection is by scrutiny by a Screening Committee followed by interview by a Selection Committee. A written test, group discussion or preliminary interview, or a combination, may be adopted if applicants are substantially large.

Apply offline in the prescribed format (Annexure-A) with self-attested credentials, in a closed envelope superscribed "Application for the post of AI - Cybersecurity Specialist Officers for Information System Security Department (ISSD) on Contractual Basis - 2026", to the Chief General Manager (CDO and CLO), Indian Bank, Corporate Office, HRM Department, Recruitment Section, 254-260 Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai — 600 014, Tamil Nadu. Send an advance signed and scanned copy along with supporting documents to IBRECRUITMENT@indianbank.bank.in. Applications must reach on or before 1 December 2026; applications received after that date will be summarily rejected.