About the job
- Job Title:* Senior IT Security Analyst
- Location:* Pune, India
- Experience:* 8-13 Years
- Employment Type:* Full-Time
- Monitor, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity incidents
- Collaborate with SOC, CERT, and CSIRT teams for effective incident management
- Perform forensic analysis of attack patterns and security events
- Manage and optimize SIEM architecture for log ingestion, parsing, and normalization
- Build dashboards, reports, and automated playbooks for security operations
- Develop and fine-tune KQL queries and analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel
- Conduct threat hunting and simulate attack scenarios to improve detections
- Analyze threat intelligence feeds and identify emerging threats
- Reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy
- Configure and maintain security tools such as SIEM, endpoint protection, antivirus, and monitoring systems
- Perform vulnerability assessments, audits, and security reviews
- Support security hardening initiatives and policy improvements
- Contribute to SOC processes, procedures, and governance frameworks





Required Skills:
- Strong experience in SOC / CERT / CSIRT environments
- SIEM Administration and Detection Engineering
- Incident Response and Threat Hunting
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Defender for Identity
- Office 365 Security
- Exchange Security
- Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
- KQL Query Development
- Threat Intelligence Analysis
- MITRE ATT&CK; Framework knowledge
- Firewalls, IDS / IPS, Anti-malware, Vulnerability Tools
- Windows / Linux Security Administration
- Cloud Security knowledge
- Strong communication and collaboration skills

Behavioral Skills
- Robust collaboration with global teams
- Confident communication
- Quick learner and adaptable
- Agile mindset
- Self-motivated and proactive

Preferred Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
- CEH

Qualifications
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📌 Senior IT Security Analyst (Pune)
🏢 Redient Security
📍 Pune