Cognizant Corporate is a global community united by a shared purpose: to make a meaningful impact. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and our forward-thinking mindset fuels continuous learning, innovation, and growth.

As a Security Specialist, you will be responsible for monitoring, triaging, analysing, and responding to cybersecurity alerts and incidents within a 24x7 Security Operations Centre environment. You will work closely with SOC leadership, security engineers, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to strengthen the organisation's cyber defence capabilities and ensure timely response to security threats.

This role provides the opportunity to develop deep technical expertise in threat detection, incident response, security monitoring, use case optimisation, and cybersecurity reporting while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the overall security posture of the organisation.

Triage security alerts generated by SIEM platforms within defined SLAs and determine validity, criticality, and ownership.

Investigate confirmed security incidents and provide detailed analysis, recommendations, and remediation guidance to relevant stakeholders.

Own and manage one or more log source types, ensuring log quality, relevance, and coverage for security monitoring.

Map security use cases to available log sources and recommend new detection opportunities.

Generate scheduled security reports, provide investigation summaries, and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Produce detailed investigation reports and provide actionable recommendations to improve security posture.

Support automation initiatives, strategic cybersecurity projects, and continuous improvement efforts.





Stay updated on emerging threats, security technologies, and industry best practices.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Minimum 3+ years of experience in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) environment.

Strong understanding of Networking, TCP/IP, OSI Model, Windows and Linux Operating Systems.

Knowledge of Web Applications, Databases, and common cyber attack techniques.

Experience with SIEM platforms and security monitoring processes.

Ability to communicate technical risks and findings effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience working with SOPs, security procedures, and incident management processes.

These will help you succeed

Cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CEH, SC-200, CySA+, GCIH, Splunk Certified User, or equivalent.

Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, or similar SIEM technologies.

Experience with threat hunting, EDR/XDR, and security automation.

Experience creating SOPs, playbooks, and security reports.

Hybrid - Chennai

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position based in Chennai and will support 24x7 SOC operations through rotational shifts. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programmes.

This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring recent and exciting things to this role.

📌 Security Monitoring Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 Cognizant Consulting
📍 Chennai