The Tech Lead will own the technology strategy, architecture, development and delivery of the digital products supporting the cyber insurance business.

Tech Lead will sit at the intersection of cybersecurity, insurance, data, AI and product development and will work closely with the Senior Manager, cyber experts, insurers and external technology partners.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technology Strategy

- Own the technology roadmap for the Cyber Insurance Practice.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technology products and systems.
- Establish the technical architecture for the cyber technology stack.
- Build technology capabilities that create a defensible competitive advantage for Future First.
- Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions for cybersecurity, AI, data and insurance technology.

2. AI & Data

- Identify practical applications of AI across the cyber insurance lifecycle.
- Develop AI-assisted cyber risk assessment and scoring capabilities.
- Build data pipelines from approved external intelligence sources.
- Develop sector-specific risk benchmarks as proprietary data assets.
- Explore predictive models for risk, pricing, renewal and client prioritisation.
- Ensure AI outputs are explainable, auditable and appropriately governed.

3. Product Development

- Work directly with the Senior Manager to convert customer and insurer requirements into product specifications.
- Create product roadmaps, technical specifications and development priorities.
- Manage internal developers and external technology vendors.
- Establish development, testing, deployment and release processes.
- Maintain product documentation and technical architecture.
- Prioritise speed-to-market without compromising security or reliability.

4. Business CollaborationThe Tech Lead is not a back-office IT role.

The position requires continuous collaboration with:

- Senior Manager
- Cyber insurance specialists
- Cybersecurity experts
- Account Managers
- Marketing
- Compliance
- Insurers / underwriters




- External cybersecurity partners
- Enterprise clients

The Tech Lead must be able to translate technical concepts into business outcomes and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

Essential

- 10-12+ years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, cybersecurity, FinTech, InsurTech or SaaS.
- B.Tech + M.Tech(preferred) in software engineering or relevant field.
- Strong understanding of modern web application architecture and APIs.
- Experience building and shipping production technology products.
- Experience integrating third-party APIs and data platforms.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles.
- Experience managing developers / technology vendors.
- Strong product mindset rather than purely infrastructure-focused experience.

Preferred

- Experience in InsurTech, FinTech or cybersecurity.
- Experience building SaaS products.
- Experience with AI / ML applications.
- Experience with risk-scoring or analytics platforms.
- Experience integrating security intelligence feeds.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure.
- Understanding of Indian cybersecurity / data-protection requirements.
- Experience working with enterprise clients.

Technical Competencies

Depending on the final architecture, the candidate should be comfortable with:

- Cloud architecture
- REST / API integrations
- Web application development
- Data engineering
- AI / ML systems
- Cybersecurity architecture
- Authentication / authorisation
- Database architecture
- Monitoring and observability
- CI/CD
- Application security
- Third-party security assessment

Personal Attributes

- Product-oriented and commercially aware.
- Robust cybersecurity mindset.
- Comfortable working in an early-stage environment.
- Able to move quickly from concept to MVP.
- Strong vendor-management capability.
- Able to communicate with senior business stakeholders.
- High attention to security, reliability and data integrity.
- Willing to take hands-on ownership rather than operate solely as a technology manager.

📌 Technical Lead (Mumbai)
🏢 Cyrix
📍 Mumbai