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Job Title: Senior Manager – Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Center Location: Bengaluru,KA 📍 Department: Information Security Group (ISG) 👤 Reporting To: VP – Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Center 📝 Job Purpose: We are seeking a seasoned Senior Manager to lead the strategic operations of our Cyber Defense Center (CDC) . This role is critical to strengthening our cybersecurity posture through advanced threat monitoring, incident response, SIEM management (Azure Sentinel and ArcSight), policy development, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and leadership teams to mitigate risks, enhance detection capabilities, and lead a high-performance security operations team in alignment with our overall cybersecurity strategy. 🎯 Key Responsibilities: Strategic Security Management Define and implement strategies for monitoring and responding to threats via SIEM platforms (Azure Sentinel & ArcSight preferred). Oversee analysis of data from various sources: firewalls, IDS/IPS, antivirus, DAM systems, proxies, and banking applications. Advanced Threat & Incident Management Create and fine-tune alert rules to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives. Lead real-time log/alert analysis, ensuring swift and effective incident response aligned with defined policies and procedures. Leadership & Process Enhancement Improve response times and optimize security incident management processes. Lead updates to SOPs, playbooks, and runbooks; champion best practices in cybersecurity operations. Drive execution of security awareness programs and risk-based controls. Cross-Functional Collaboration Liaise with audit, compliance, and regulatory teams to provide logs, evidence, and technical documentation. Engage with leadership to influence strategic cybersecurity decisions. 🔑 Key Principles: Strategic Leadership: Direct the CDC's vision and strategy aligned with organizational goals. Threat Detection & Response: Elevate incident detection, investigation, and mitigation capabilities. Process Optimization: Drive continual improvement of security processes and tools. Collaboration & Communication: Facilitate effective communication across business and technical units. Governance & Compliance: Uphold integrity, ethics, and regulatory alignment in all security operations. 🌐 Operating Environment & Relationships: Operates within frameworks of international cybersecurity regulations and industry standards . Engages across business units (LOD1 to LOD3), including: LOD1: Business, Tech GRC, Technology LOD2: Compliance, Fraud, Risk LOD3: Internal Audit Coordinates with internal/external regulators and auditors. 🧩 Problem Solving & Analysis: Lead strategic problem solving for complex incidents, including root cause and threat impact assessments. Oversee log source onboarding and ensure optimization of data for effective threat detection. 🛡️ Decision-Making Authority: Innovation & PoC: Lead evaluations and PoCs of emerging security technologies. Metrics & Architecture: Analyze and report key security KPIs; contribute to the development of security reference architectures. Policy & Control Design: Drive policy formulation and improvement aligned with business and regulatory needs. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with senior leaders and vendor partners to deliver security objectives with minimal supervision. 📚 Qualifications & Experience: Education: Graduate/Postgraduate in Science, Engineering, Information Technology , or related disciplines. Certifications (minimum two required): CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or equivalent. Experience: 12+ years of experience in SOC/CDC leadership roles with demonstrated success in managing complex cyber defense initiatives. Strong expertise in SIEM platforms (Azure Sentinel, ArcSight) and security analytics. Previous exposure to the banking or financial services sector is highly desirable. Technical & Soft Skills: Expert in SIEM management, incident response, threat detection. Strong documentation, policy drafting, and communication skills. Analytical mindset with the ability to guide strategic decisions. Show more Show less
