Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate and respond to security incidents across endpoint, identity, cloud, network, and collaboration environments.
- Serve as an escalation point for Tier 1 analysts and provide guidance during complex investigations.
- Conduct advanced analysis of security events to determine scope, impact, root cause, and remediation requirements.
- Perform proactive threat hunting to identify suspicious activity, emerging threats, and previously undetected risks.
- Investigate data protection alerts, insider risk activity, unauthorized access attempts, and policy violations.
- Coordinate containment, remediation, and recovery activities with technical and business stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain investigation procedures, operational documentation, and response playbooks.
- Participate in a 24x7 security operations model, including rotational on-call responsibilities when required.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, detection effectiveness, and response outcomes.
Security Operations & Analytics
- Analyze security trends, recurring attack patterns, and operational metrics to improve monitoring and response capabilities.
- Support measurement and improvement of key operational performance indicators, including detection and response effectiveness.
- Identify monitoring gaps, reduce false positives, and recommend enhancements to security operations processes.
- Develop reports, dashboards, and metrics that provide meaningful visibility into security operations performance.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC), Incident Response, Threat Detection, or Cyber Defense role.
- Experience with enterprise security monitoring, endpoint security, threat detection, email security, and data protection technologies.
- Strong understanding of:
- Security Operations
- Incident Response
- Threat Hunting
- Insider Risk Monitoring
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- Threat Intelligence
- Endpoint Investigations
- Identity and Access Security
- Network Security Fundamentals
- Experience investigating security events across Windows endpoints, authentication systems, cloud services, email platforms, and network infrastructure.
- Ability to independently manage complex investigations and drive incidents through resolution.
Certifications
Strongly Preferred: SC-200 or GCIH
Optional: CISSP
Desired Attributes
- Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability throughout the incident lifecycle.
- Naturally investigates beyond the initial alert to determine full scope, impact, and root cause.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify patterns, trends, and emerging threats from large data sets.
- Continuously seeks opportunities to improve operational effectiveness, detection quality, and response outcomes.
- Effective communicator who collaborates well across technical and non-technical teams.
- Serves as a trusted resource and mentor for junior analysts.
Working Conditions
- The work mode of Finisar India is Hybrid i.e. 3 days at office.
Culture Commitment
Ensure adherence to company's values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:
Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Finisar India (Subsidiary of Coherent Corp) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.
