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Title: Cyber Security Analyst

Work Location: Bangalore (EC Ph-1)

Work schedule: Rotational (2 days weekly off per week)

Mode: Hybrid

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Cyber Security Analyst to join our cybersecurity team. The Analyst will be responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents in real-time. This role involves working with advanced security tools, conducting initial triage, escalating threats, and helping to ensure the overall security of the organization's digital assets.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor SIEM dashboards, alerts, and security logs to detect suspicious activities or policy violations. Perform initial triage, investigation, and classification of security incidents. Respond to alerts and incidents following defined incident response procedures. Analyze data from firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, email security, and threat intelligence platforms. Escalate critical incidents to Team Lead or incident response teams. Create and maintain incident tickets with detailed findings and actions taken. Contribute to the continuous improvement of SOC processes, use cases, and playbooks. Assist in threat hunting and proactive identification of anomalies across the network. Generate regular and ad hoc reports on SOC metrics, incident trends, and findings.  

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience). 2 to 4 years of experience in cybersecurity or SOC operations & Monitoring.  Understanding of cybersecurity principles, attack vectors, and threat detection. Experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM, etc.). Familiarity with common security tools (EDR, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners). Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced team environment. Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and other protocols.  

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

Industry certifications: Security+, CEH, GCIA, GCIH, Palo Alto Certified, or similar. Experience with scripting (Python, PowerShell) or automation (SOAR platforms).  

Shift and Work Environment:

Shift work including nights, weekends, and holidays (24/7 coverage). On-call rotation may apply. 2 days weekly off per week. 

 

Hands-On Knowledge on below mentioned tools is good to have.

Palo Alto XSIAM / Cortex XDR  Recorded Future Microsoft Defender / O365 Email DLP  Proofpoint SEG Zscaler ZIA / ZPA  Azure Active Directory / M365  Intune / SCCM  Virus Total / CISA / CIS Benchmarking