IT Security Engineer

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; New Delhi; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Digital seeks a Security Engineer to join the Global SOC team within Enterprise Information Security. You will work as an individual contributor, monitoring security events 24x7, investigating incidents, and performing threat hunting to detect anomalies across diverse enterprise environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve detection capabilities and contribute to ongoing process improvements.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years in a 24x7 SOC environment.
• Hands-on incident response, incident management, and security monitoring.
• Experience with SIEM/EDR/DLP and email security alerts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage security alerts from SIEM, EDR, DLP, Email Security, and Proxy solutions.
• Investigate, respond to, and report security incidents, including malware-related threats.
• Perform threat hunting to identify suspicious or malicious behaviors across enterprise environments.
• Analyze security logs, events, and telemetry data to detect attacks and security anomalies.
• Support containment, remediation, and post-incident analysis activities.
• Contribute to SOC use-case enhancements and automation initiatives.
• Mentor junior analysts and share knowledge to improve team learning.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response

Threat hunting

Networking basics

Tools

SIEM

EDR

DLP

Email security

Job description

Function IT Our Company We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market. Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole. Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job description

Meet Our Team We are the Global SOC team, part of Enterprise Information Security at Hitachi Digital. Our mission is to protect the company's and its customers' vital information systems and data while responding to attacks, intrusions, and other security incidents. As passionate advocates of information security, we are a team of out-of-the-box thinkers, innovators, and collaborative problem-solvers. We continuously seek new and better ways to enhance our practices and strive for nothing less than excellence in our cybersecurity operations. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with a positive attitude who want to be part of something exceptional.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Security Engineer, you will be working as an individual contributor to work with a dynamic team of Threat hunters working 24x7. Your role will include:

• Monitor and triage security alerts from SIEM, EDR, DLP, Email Security, and Proxy solutions.
• Investigate, respond to, and report security incidents, including malware-related threats.
• Perform threat hunting activities across enterprise environments to identify suspicious or malicious behaviors.
• Analyze security logs, events, and telemetry data to detect attacks and security anomalies.
• Support incident containment, remediation, and post-incident analysis activities.
• Conduct email security investigations, including phishing and suspicious email analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and SOC use-case enhancements.
• Share knowledge, mentor junior analysts, and contribute to continuous team learning.
• Stay current with emerging threats, attack techniques, and security technologies.

What You Bring to the Team

The following experience and skills are required:

• 2-4 years of experience working in a 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) environment.
• Hands-on experience in Incident Response, Incident Management, and Security Monitoring.
• Experience handling and investigating SIEM, EDR, DLP, and email security alerts.
• Good understanding of MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, HTTPS, LDAP, and related protocols.
• Experience working with Windows, macOS, Linux/Unix, and Server platforms.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced security operations environment.

About us

We’re a global, 1000-stong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future. Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth. We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Hitachi brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities – and drive innovation for a better future. That’s why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges. Our people love technology – and they love making a difference. They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues. Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe. From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers. And there’s no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference. Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting. To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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