Engineer I, Security Operations

Condé Nast; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Condé Nast is seeking a Security Operations Centre Engineer in Chennai to monitor security events, triage incidents, and execute containment and recovery steps. You will review logs, stay updated on evolving threats, and coordinate phishing/DLP responses in a fast-paced global environment.

The role offers exposure to cutting-edge tools, collaboration with a global SOC team, and opportunities to grow security operations expertise within Condé Nast.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in CS or similar field, with relevant security grounding.
• Security+ or equivalent certification is preferred.
• SSCP or similar credential is beneficial for this role.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts from SIEM/IDS/IPS, firewalls, and AV tools.
• Triage and classify incidents by severity and potential impact.
• Execute initial containment, eradication, and recovery steps.
• Review logs to identify unusual patterns indicating threats.
• Stay updated on threat landscapes; use threat intel feeds.
• Handle phishing escalation, DLP, and vulnerability response.

Skills

Event monitoring

Log analysis

Networking

Communication

Analytical thinking

Global environment experience

Education

BE/B.Tech Computer Science

Security+ certification

SSCP or similar

Tools

Splunk

Qradar

Sophos

Rapid7

Job description

Condé Nast is one of the world's most renowned media publishing companies, creating and distributing every type of media today, spanning print and digital publishing in all formats. With a portfolio of some of today's most influential brands, the company continues to grow its audience through a global operational and content infrastructure across its 12 owned and operated markets. Headquartered in New York City, the company's owned and operated markets include China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, UAE/Dubai, the U.K., and the U.S., with additional local license partners in over twenty additional markets across the globe. Lead brands include Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, Allure, Ars Technica, Bon Appétit, House & Garden, Pitchfork, Tatler, and Vogue Business.

Job Description

Location: Chennai, TN

About the Company:

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.

The company is headquartered in London and New York, and operates in 32 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local licence partners across the globe.

About The Role:

Conde Nast runs a global 24 x 7 x 365 Security Operations Centre (SOC), which underpins the security services provided to the global organisation. The SOC will leverage new and existing tools, solutions and capabilities to provide dedicated Threat identification, analysis and reporting, Infrastructure Event Monitoring and Security Incident Management.

These are just some of the activities/duties our SOC will be performing.

To deliver the above, we are recruiting for the post of Security Operations Centre (SOC) Engineer. The SOC engineer will, reporting to the SOC Manager, participate in the securing of Conde Nast assets across our global markets and locations, by delivering a dedicated, focused and high-performing function to the organisation which includes

• Security Monitoring: Continuously monitor security alerts from various sources (e.g., SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, antivirus tools) to identify potential security incidents.
• Triage and classify security incidents based on established criteria. Determine the severity and potential impact of security incidents.
• Execute initial response procedures for security incidents, including containment, eradication, and recovery efforts. Escalate incidents to higher-level analysts or management as necessary.
• Review and analyse logs from multiple sources to identify unusual patterns or activities that may indicate a security threat.
• Stay updated on current threat landscapes and emerging cyber threats. Utilise threat intelligence feeds and reports to enhance monitoring capabilities.
• Phishing identification and escalation
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Vulnerability Response

The SOC Analyst will have the opportunity to develop skills across a broad range of security tools and solutions, many of which will be cutting-edge.

Required Skills

• Minimum 2 years of experience working with event monitoring and management, preferably in a global SOC setting
• Knowledge of Log management tools and solutions (Splunk, Qradar, etc)
• Knowledge of the Operating system (Windows, Linux and macOS)-good to have skill
• Good knowledge of networking and endpoint detection tools (Sophos, Rapid7 and any NDR/EDR tools)
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Experience working in a fast-paced globally dispersed environment
• Good Analytical, problem-solving, and Interpersonal skills

Educational Qualifications

• BE/B. Tech Computer Science or similar
• Security certifications (Security+ or similar)
• SSCP, or other is beneficial

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.