Cyber Defender (Senior SOC Analyst)
Location
Noida | India
Job description
About Us
As a leading provider of AI-powered extended managed detection and response (MXDR) services, Ontinue is on a mission to be the most trusted, 24/7, always-on security partner that empowers customers to embrace the future by using AI to operate more strategically, at scale, and with less risk. We believe that the combination of AI and human expertise is essential for delivering effective managed security that is tailored to a customer's unique environment, operational constraints, and risks.
Our MXDR service combines powerful proprietary AI with a one-of-a-kind collaboration model to continuously build a deep understanding of our customers' environments, informing how we prevent, detect, and respond to threats. Our unrivaled Microsoft expertise allows customers to achieve these outcomes with the Microsoft Security tools they already own. The result is highly localized managed protection that empowers security teams to be faster, smarter, and more cost efficient than ever before.
Continuous protection. Always-on prevention Services. Nonstop SecOps. That's Ontinue.
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Location: Noida.
Immediate Joiners would be preferred.
Your Mission
As a Cyber Defender (Senior SOC Analyst), your curiosity drives you to constantly learn and grow from responding to a variety of attacks. Your diligence and attention to detail enable you to spot attacks accurately and deliver topmost quality. Next to direct operations work, you contribute to projects interfacing with other internal teams as well as customers to constantly move our service forward. Senior Cyber Defenders will not only perform investigations but will use their experience to mentor and coach more junior defenders and play a part in keeping operations running smoothly by functioning as a Shift Lead.
Your Responsibilities
Incident Response - Act as a key point of contact for major security incidents, coordinating response efforts and ensuring timely resolution.
- Conduct thorough post-incident analyses to identify root causes and enhance incident response procedures.
- Conduct advanced threat hunting operations using known adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures to detect adversaries with persistent access to the enterprise.
Continuous Improvement - Proactively identify areas for improvement in security operations and recommend enhancements to processes, tools, and technologies.
- Stay abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends, threats, and technologies to ensure our security posture remains cutting-edge.
Required Skills - University degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience
- At least 4-6 years of security operations, system administration, penetration testing, or security software development
Incident Response Leadership - Experience in coordinating and leading incident response efforts within a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment, ensuring swift and effective resolution.
- Microsoft Security Stack Proficiency:
- Experience in working with Microsoft Security technologies, including but not limited to Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Azure Security Center.
Communication And Leadership - Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, along with a proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional and multi-national teams.
Certifications And Education - Relevant certifications such as BTL1, Security+, PJMR, PJPT, PNPT, GIAC, Microsoft SC-200 etc. are highly desirable.
- Degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
What we offer
We have been recognized as an outstanding place to work! On top of a competitive salary, we also offer an enhanced benefit package, flexible 'me days', annual subscription to headspace and volunteer days.
Come as you are! We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. Ontinue welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
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