Senior II Security Engineer Lead

Akamai

8 - 13 years

20 - 25 Lacs

kolkata mumbai new delhi hyderabad pune chennai bengaluru

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Job Description

In this role, enhance, innovate, and manage Threat Engineering within Global Security Operations. Ideal candidates bring experience developing or leading threat detection, automation, and orchestration in large-scale organizations, preferably globally.

As a Security Engineer Senior II Lead, you will be responsible for:

Defining and implementing a strategy to enhance threat analysis, automation, orchestration within Global Security Operations.
Overseeing the design, implementation, and tuning of detection mechanisms for emerging threats while ensuring alignment.
Monitoring system security operations, ensuring compliance with KPIs, and developing automated response workflows.
Optimizing playbooks for incident response, ensuring automation aligns with processes, compliance, and continuous monitoring.
Researching industry trends, identifying security threats, analyzing tools, and recommending services or products collaboratively.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Possess extensive 8 years of cybersecurity expertise and leadership experience managing teams for a significant duration.
Demonstrate expertise in SIEM platforms (Splunk, ELK, Sentinel) and SOAR solutions (Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR).
Create detection rules, automate playbooks, lead teams, manage priorities, deliver outcomes, communicate effectively.
Develop scripts and automation using Python, PowerShell, REST APIs; apply AI, machine learning, UEBA detection.
Demonstrate expertise in SIEM/SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, Cortex XSOAR).
Hold CISSP or CISM credential.

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