Senior IT Security Analyst

Location : Pune, Maharashtra (Hybrid - 3 Days Work from Office, 2 Days Work from Home)

Experience : 8-13 Years

About the Role

Key Responsibilities : Incident Response & Security Operations

- Monitor, investigate, and respond to security incidents.
- Perform forensic analysis of attack patterns and security events.
- Collaborate with SOC, CERT, and CSIRT teams for effective incident management.
- Handle phishing and other security incidents.

Threat Detection & Threat Hunting

- Develop and fine-tune advanced detection rules in Microsoft Sentinel.
- Create advanced KQL queries for threat analytics.
- Perform proactive threat hunting using the MITRE ATT&CK; framework.
- Develop and test hypothetical attack scenarios to improve detection capabilities.
- Reduce false positives through continuous optimization.

SIEM Administration

- Configure, maintain, and optimize Microsoft Sentinel.
- Onboard and normalize log sources.
- Build and maintain security dashboards and automated playbooks.
- Ensure efficient log ingestion and monitoring.

Threat Intelligence

- Analyze threat intelligence feeds.
- Correlate threat intelligence with security detections.
- Provide actionable recommendations for emerging threats.

Security Tool Management

- Configure and manage:

- Microsoft Sentinel

- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

- Defender for Cloud

- Defender for Identity

- Microsoft Defender for Office 365

- Exchange Security

- Azure Active Directory Security

- CrowdStrike

- Support endpoint protection and security monitoring solutions.

Continuous Security Improvement

- Conduct vulnerability assessments.
- Participate in penetration testing and security audits.
- Develop SOC processes, policies, and security monitoring standards.




- Support implementation of security hardening guidelines.

Required SkillsMandatory Skills

- 8-13 years of Cyber Security experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM) .
- Advanced KQL query development.
- Hands-on experience with CrowdStrike .
- Threat Hunting.
- Threat Detection Engineering.
- Threat Intelligence.
- Vulnerability Management.
- SIEM log source onboarding.
- Detection rule tuning and detection logic development.
- Incident Response and Phishing Investigation.
- Practical implementation of the MITRE ATT&CK; Framework .
- Experience with Microsoft Defender Security Suite.
- Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux security.
- Good understanding of networking, cloud security, IDS/IPS, firewalls, endpoint security, anti-malware, and vulnerability assessment tools.

Educational Qualification

- BE/B.Tech (CS/IT/ECE/EEE)
- MCA
- M.Sc. (Computer Science/IT)

Preferred Certifications

- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days preferred (up to 60 days may be considered).
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Self-motivated and proactive.
- Willingness to learn recent technologies.
- Agile mindset.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Employment Details

- Work Mode : Hybrid (3 Days WFO / 2 Days WFH)
- Location : Pune

Hiring Process

- Technical Interview - Round 1
- Technical Interview - Round 2
- Hands-on Lab Assessment (if applicable)
- Managerial & HR Interview
- Minimum 3 years of stability in at least one organization .
- Frequent job hoppers will not be considered.
- Diploma holders are not eligible.

Preferred Industry Background

Work Location: In person

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