Cyber Security Operations Security Lead Consultant

8 - 12 years

25 - 30 Lacs

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Position - Operations Security Consultant
Experience: 8 to 12 years Location: Chennai Education: B. E. / B. Tech. / MCA

Job Profile

The Operations Security Consultant is responsible for the end-to-end management of security operations across multiple client environments. The role demands strong leadership in overseeing SOC operations, incident response, threat detection, compliance, and risk management. The ideal candidate will possess extensive hands-on experience in a multi-customer SIEM (QRadar) environment, a deep understanding of security frameworks, and the ability to build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

  1. Oversee Daily security operations and maintain operational excellence ensuring availability, performance, and reliability of security tools and processes.
  2. Manage 24/7 monitoring, triage, investigation, and resolution of security incidents via SIEM (QRadar). Coordinate incident management efforts across internal teams and external stakeholders.
  3. Develop, fine-tune, and manage security detection rules, use cases, and threat intelligence integration.
  4. Implement continuous improvement processes using KPIs, operational reviews, and performance metrics.
  5. Manage Lead SOC analysts, threat hunters, and incident responders.
  6. Facilitate collaboration across engineering, compliance, and client teams.
  7. Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, DORA, GDPR, and client-specific standards.
  8. Lead preparation of audits, client reports, and executive dashboards.
  9. Maintain risk treatment plans aligned with ISO 27001 standards.
  10. Conduct vulnerability assessments and prioritize remediation using EBIOS methodology.

Desired Skills

  1. Hands-on expertise with QRadar SIEM, SOC operations, and incident response.
  2. Proficiency in security frameworks: NIST CSF, CIS Controls, DORA, GDPR.
  3. Experience with vulnerability management, threat hunting, and risk assessment methodologies.
  4. Familiarity with automation, SOAR solutions, and operational workflow optimization.
  5. Strong experience on at least one technical environment and related cybersecurity topics: Cloud (AWS/Azure), Mainframe, Datawarehouse, Database, O365

Certifications(Preferred)

  1. Security:

    CISSP, CISM (any one)

Technical Skills(Minimum 3 to 4 from below)

  1. Environments:

    Cloud (AWS/Azure), Windows, Linux, Mainframe, Data Warehouse, Database.
  2. Tools:

    Qualys, Splunk, ServiceNow, PAM, IAM, Palo Alto, Fortinet, SOC tools / EDR (MDR), AppSec, Bastion, Network Management, Micro-Segmentation, Vaults & Secret Management, PKI, Vulnerability Scanning (QRadar, Nessus).

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