Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Xebia It Architects; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Xebia It Architects in Gurugram is seeking a seasoned Cybersecurity Team Lead to steer operations across NetSec, IDAM, TMP and DLP. You will mentor a security operations team, drive incident response, and coordinate with SOC, Infrastructure, Cloud, Application and Risk teams to strengthen defenses.

The role demands hands-on leadership, deep expertise across security domains, and the ability to implement automation and improvements across processes and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations across NetSec, IDAM, TMP and DLP.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve security incidents and escalations across all four domains.
• Manage and support firewalls/WAF, IAM/SSO/MFA, EDR/anti-malware and DLP solutions.
• Coordinate incident response, RCA, remediation and security policy improvements.
• Work closely with SOC, Infrastructure, Cloud, Application and Risk/Compliance teams.
• Manage security vendors, operational SLAs, reporting and governance.
• Lead and mentor the cybersecurity operations team and drive automation/continuous improvement.

Skills

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Check Point

Active Directory

Entra ID

EDR/Endpoint Security

DLP

SIEM/SOC

Incident Response

IAM

Network Security

Security Operations

Job description

Role: Team Lead Cybersecurity Operations

Experience: 8–12 Years

We are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Team Lead to lead and coordinate security operations across four critical security domains:

• Network Security (NetSec)
• Identity & Access Management (IDAM)
• Threat & Malware Protection (TMP)
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day security operations across NetSec, IDAM, TMP and DLP.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve security incidents and escalations across all four domains.
• Manage and support firewalls/WAF, IAM/SSO/MFA, EDR/anti-malware and DLP solutions.
• Coordinate incident response, RCA, remediation and security policy improvements.
• Work closely with SOC, Infrastructure, Cloud, Application and Risk/Compliance teams.
• Manage security vendors, operational SLAs, reporting and governance.
• Lead and mentor the cybersecurity operations team and drive automation/continuous improvement.

Required Skills:

Palo Alto/Fortinet/Check Point, Active Directory/Entra ID, EDR/Endpoint Security, DLP, SIEM/SOC, Incident Response, IAM, Network Security and Security Operations.

Ideal Candidate:

A security professional with hands-on exposure to all four domains—NetSec, IDAM, TMP and DLP with strong team leadership and incident management capabilities.