Cyber Security Analyst

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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 organizations 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.

1. Palo Alto XSIAM / Cortex XDR


2. Recorded Future


3. Microsoft Defender / O365 Email DLP


4. Proofpoint SEG


5. Zscaler ZIA / ZPA


6. Azure Active Directory / M365


7. Intune / SCCM


8. Virus Total / CISA / CIS Benchmarking