Cyber Security Analyst

Firstmeridian Global Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Firstmeridian Global Services is seeking a Security Operations role focused on monitoring and analyzing security events across SIEM, Firewall, and EDR tools. The candidate will identify incidents such as malware and phishing, perform initial incident analysis, and coordinate with IT teams to mitigate threats.

The ideal candidate has strong networking fundamentals, analytical skills, and a willingness to learn new security tools.

Qualifications

• Interest in cybersecurity and security operations
• Solid networking fundamentals
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
• Willingness to learn new security tools and technologies

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts from SIEM, Firewall, Antivirus/EDR and other tools.
• Analyze and investigate basic security alerts and suspicious activities.
• Identify incidents such as malware, phishing, unauthorized access and brute-force attempts.
• Perform initial incident analysis and escalate critical issues to senior teams.
• Monitor firewall and security logs; support endpoint security and EDR monitoring.
• Assist with vulnerability scanning and tracking security vulnerabilities.
• Support patching and remediation activities and maintain incident records.
• Assist with security audits and compliance activities (ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• Follow security policies, SOPs and escalation procedures.
• Coordinate with Network, Server, Application and IT teams for security issues

Skills

Cybersecurity interest

Networking fundamentals

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Willingness to learn security tools

Tools

SIEM

Firewall

EDR

Job description

Preferred candidate

Have a strong interest in cybersecurity.

Have good networking fundamentals. Be willing to learn security tools and technologies.

Have good analytical and troubleshooting skills. Be comfortable working in a security operations environment.

Be willing to work in shifts when required.

Role & responsibilities

Monitor security alerts from SIEM, Firewall, Antivirus/EDR and other security tools. Analyze and investigate basic security alerts and suspicious activities.

Identify potential incidents such as malware, phishing, unauthorized access, brute-force attacks and suspicious network activity.

Perform initial incident analysis and escape critical issues to senior security teams. Monitor and analyze firewall and security logs. Support endpoint security and antivirus/EDR monitoring. Assist with vulnerability scanning and tracking of security vulnerabilities.

Support security patching and remediation activities. Maintain security incident records and prepare basic reports. Assist with security audits and compliance activities such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2.

Follow security policies, SOPs and incident escalation procedures.

Coordinate with Network, Server, Application and IT teams for security-related issues.