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Job Description

Notice period :immediate

Fulltime only

vulnerability testing

security operations mandatory

SME CyberSec Analyst (SOC / Vulnerability Management)

Experience: 7+ Years

Location: Chennai

About The Role

We are hiring a Senior Security Operations Engineer to strengthen our 24x7 Cyber

Security Operations. You will drive threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability

management while improving monitoring, automation, and response maturity across

enterprise and cloud environments.

What You'll Do

Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents (L2/L3)

Lead and manage the Vulnerability Management program including asset

discovery, scanning, risk-based prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting

Collaborate with IT and application teams to drive timely vulnerability remediation

and SLA adherence

Develop and tune SIEM use cases, correlation rules, and dashboards

Lead incident response: triage, containment, eradication, and recovery

Perform proactive threat hunting using MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence

Integrate and analyze logs from EDR, firewalls, email, VPN, SASE, cloud

Identify control gaps and recommend security improvements

Build/maintain playbooks, SOPs, and automate workflows (SOAR/scripts)

Participate in on-call rotation for critical incidents

Core & Must-Have Skills

SIEM: Splunk / Microsoft Sentinel / QRadar / ELK (use case development &

tuning)

Incident Response & Threat Hunting: Hands-on experience in detection and

investigation

Vulnerability Management (Core): Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end

lifecycle including asset discovery, scanning (Qualys / Rapid7 / Nessus), risk-

based prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting

SIEM: Splunk / Microsoft Sentinel / QRadar / ELK (use case development &

tuning)

Network Security: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP; tools like Wireshark, Zeek, Nmap

EDR & Email Security: CrowdStrike / Defender / SentinelOne; Proofpoint /

Abnormal

Cloud Security: AWS / Azure / GCP security monitoring & controls

Scripting/Automation: Python / PowerShell / Bash

OS Security: Strong in Windows & Linux

Frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, common attack vectors & TTPs

Good to Have

Malware analysis (static/dynamic)

SOAR platforms and automation pipelines

Experience with SASE, DLP, IDS/IPS

Exposure to forensics and APT investigations

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability

Clear communication with technical & business stakeholders

Ability to prioritize and work in high-pressure environments

Experience working with global/onshore-offshore teams

Compliance & Certifications

Familiarity with ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA

Certifications preferred: CISSP, CEH, GCIA, CCSE (ITIL is a plus)

Why Join Us

Work on advanced security tooling and large-scale environments

Be part of a global SOC with high visibility and impact

Opportunity to drive automation and modern detection engineering

Apply now to be part of a fast-growing cybersecurity team.

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