IT Security Analyst

Position Title: IT Security Analyst

Description of the role:

The Security Monitoring Analyst is responsible for manning the India SOC for our client based in the US.

The key responsibilities include:

• Handling of all alerts - SIEM, IPS/IDS solutions, EDR the resource is expected to monitor, investigate, respond, and resolve these alerts.
• Resolving general support requests device control, URL whitelisting, lockouts, etc.
• Completion of daily checklists and preparation and sending daily reports.
• Monitor patching status and respond to patch failures by either redeploying the patch manually or escalating to the relevant teams.
• Monitor Vulnerability scans, review the reports, and parse through these to remove false alarms.
• Document the response and resolution of alerts and tickets.
• Creating exclusions or Detection lists to reduce false alarms.

Qualification:

• Require CompTIA / CySA+ / equivalent preferred certifications.
• The individual is expected to be a graduate (Engineering preferred).
• Candidates with professional certifications such as CompTIA Security+ would be preferred.

Key requirements:

• Ability to think logically, understand and apply learning into practice
• 4 years of experience in IT security monitoring.
• Experience working with intrusion detection/prevention systems is a must.
• Experience in Darktrace would be preferred.
• Experience working with a SIEM tool is a must.
• Experience in patch management and IBM BigFix would be an advantage.
• Experience with vulnerability scanners and their reporting management would be beneficial.
• Excellent verbal and written English is mandatory as the candidates will be communicating with users based in the US and must communicate effectively.

Position Location: Mumbai Andheri(E).

Hours of operation: 7 am -3 pm/3 pm -11 pm/11 pm to 7am. (Weekly - WFO)