Analyst - Cyber Defense

Invesco Ltd.; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Hybrid Work

Annual Leave

Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Invesco Ltd. invites applications for a Cyber Defense role based in Hyderabad. You will monitor and triage DLP alerts across email, endpoints, and collaboration platforms, validate findings, and document outcomes.

You will collaborate with Insider Threat and DLP teams to improve data protection and risk management. The role requires 3+ years in cyber security, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and experience with DLP tools, SIEM, and case management workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, information security, or related discipline; equivalent practical experience considered.
• Foundational understanding of data protection, information security, security operations, incident handling, and enterprise collaboration platforms.
• Exposure to Microsoft Purview DLP, Microsoft 365 security/compliance tools, SIEM, ticketing systems, or case management workflows preferred but not mandatory.
• Professional certifications such as Microsoft SC-400, SC-200, Security+, SSCP, or equivalent security/privacy certifications are preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong written communication, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and ability to document investigation findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage DLP alerts across email, endpoints, Teams/SharePoint/OneDrive, and cloud activity where applicable.
• Review alert context and distinguish true positives from false positives; collect evidence and document outcomes.
• Assist with engaging users and business contacts for data movement justification in consultation with Insider Threat Team.
• Escalate high-risk or repeat data loss events to Senior DLP Operations Lead or Incident Response teams.
• Identify false positives, data classification gaps, and process pain points; propose tuning and policy changes to DLP Engineering team.
• Support operational reporting: track alert volumes, disposition trends, SLA adherence, repeat offenders, data types, and control metrics.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive investigation steps such as enrichment and reporting.
• Contribute to DLP Committee discussions with observations on risks, policy friction points, and improvement actions.

Skills

Cyber security

DLP monitoring

Incident response

Threat analysis

Security tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Microsoft Purview DLP

Microsoft 365 security

SIEM

Ticketing systems

Job description

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you’re looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Job Description

Your Team

The Cyber Defense team is responsible for monitoring Security alerts, investigating potential data loss events, and helping protect sensitive information across the enterprise. The team works closely with Engineering, Insider Risk, to ensure alerts are reviewed consistently, and risk-based outcomes are documented. This role is part of the operational team that provides insights, tuning recommendations, and policy-level suggestions to the DLP Committee while Engineering continues to own implementation of platform and policy changes.

Your Role

• 3+ Yrs of experience in cyber security.
• Monitor and triage DLP alerts, including email, endpoint, Teams/SharePoint/OneDrive, and cloud activity where applicable.
• Review alert context, validate true positives versus false positives, collect supporting evidence, and document outcomes clearly.
• In consultation with the Insider Threat Team, assist in engaging users and business contacts when additional context or business justification is required for data movement activity.
• Escalate confirmed, high-risk, or repeat data loss events to the Senior DLP Operations Lead, Incident Response, Insider Risk, as appropriate.
• Identify recurring false positives, noisy rules, data classification gaps, and process pain points; provide tuning and policy-level recommendations to the DLP Engineering team.
• Support operational reporting by tracking alert volumes, disposition trends, SLA adherence, repeat offenders, common data types, and control effectiveness indicators.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive investigation steps such as enrichment, evidence collection, user notification, ticket routing, case closure, and reporting.
• Contribute operational observations and metrics for DLP Committee discussions, including emerging risks, policy friction points, and recommended improvement actions.

Academic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related discipline; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• Foundational understanding of data protection, information security, security operations, incident handling, and enterprise collaboration platforms.
• Exposure to Microsoft Purview DLP, Microsoft 365 security/compliance tools, SIEM, ticketing systems, or case management workflows is preferred but not mandatory
• Professional certifications such as Microsoft SC-400, SC-200, Security+, SSCP, or equivalent security/privacy certifications are preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong written communication, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and ability to document investigation findings in a clear, audit-ready manner.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office.

Why Invesco

In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other’s identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally.

We believe in diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels equally valued, and this starts at the top with our senior leaders having diversity and inclusion goals. Our global focus on diversity and inclusion has grown exponentially and we encourage connection and community through our many employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs).

What's in it for you?

As an organization we support personal needs, diverse backgrounds and provide internal networks, as well as opportunities to get involved in the community and in the world.

Our benefit policy includes but not limited to:

• Competitive Compensation
• Flexible, Hybrid Work
• 30 days' Annual Leave + Public Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Planning
• Group Personal Accident Insurance
• Medical Insurance for Employee and Family
• Annual Health Check-up
• 26 weeks Maternity Leave
• Paternal Leave
• Adoption Leave
• Near site Childcare Facility
• Employee Assistance Program
• Study Support
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• ESG Commitments and Goals
• Business Resource Groups
• Career Development Programs
• Mentoring Programs
• Invesco Cares
• Dress for your Day

In Invesco, we offer development opportunities that help you thrive as a lifelong learner in a constantly evolving business environment and ensure your constant growth. Our AI enabled learning platform delivers curated content based on your role and interest. We ensure our manager and leaders also have many opportunities to advance their skills and competencies that becomes pivotal in their continuous pursuit of performance excellence.

To know more about us

About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html

About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html

About our D&I policy: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html

About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html

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