Cyber Defense Specialist

Overview

Hands-on Cyber Defense Specialist responsible for advanced security operations, complex incident response, threat analysis, exposure reduction, and Cyber Defense service improvement.

What you'll do

• Lead investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery support for complex security incidents.
• Correlate endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS, email, network, and data-security telemetry.
• Oversee SOC monitoring, alert triage, case management, escalation, and shift handoffs.
• Conduct DLP investigations and coordinate sensitive-case escalation.
• Prioritize vulnerability and exposure remediation and verify outcomes.
• Conduct threat hunting and translate intelligence into detections and response actions.
• Drive improvement projects, After Action Reviews, corrective actions, and service reporting.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of progressive experience in security operations, incident response, digital forensics, threat hunting, or Cyber Defense.
• Experience with CrowdStrike EDR and Exposure Management platforms, Proofpoint, Microsoft Purview, and Defender services.
• Expertise investigating incidents across endpoint, identity, cloud, SaaS, email, network, and data-security domains.
• Advanced experience with SIEM, complex queries, investigation workflows, telemetry validation, and detection tuning.
• Strong knowledge of incident handling, evidence handling, root-cause analysis, containment, and recovery validation.
• Capability to make risk-based decisions, coordinate technical teams, and communicate business impact and response options.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline is recommended; equivalent expert-level practical experience is considered.

Nice to have

• Advanced certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, CISSP, or comparable platform-specific certifications.

Details

• Remote in India; hybrid option in Bangalore.
• Scheduled on-call, weekend, or holiday coverage may be required.
• Bonus eligibility is included in the total compensation package.