Opening For Endpoint Security

Tekskills Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a senior IT security professional to oversee endpoint protection, encryption, and malware response for Chennai-based endpoints.

You will deploy policies, analyze incidents, and drive threat remediation while aligning with regulatory risk tolerance. You will lead critical incident analyses, collaborate with SOC/SIEM teams, and establish dashboards to monitor asset health, updates, and active threats across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in endpoint protection, encryption, and malware response.
• Hands-on with Trend Micro Apex One and Trelix encryption.
• Certified Trend Micro Security Expert (CPSE) or ISO 27001 LA.
• Experience integrating telemetry into EDR/XDR systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise-wide administration of Trend Micro Apex One AV and encryption agents for all endpoints.
• Define, enforce, and tune endpoint security policies covering malware, ransomware, and data-at-rest encryption.
• Lead incident analysis related to endpoint compromises, suspicious behaviors, and zero-day threats.
• Coordinate with SOC and SIEM teams for threat correlation and response automation.
• Establish an endpoint security dashboard with visibility across asset health and compliance.
• Audit endpoint security posture, patch validation, and system health monitoring.
• Integrate encryption enforcement for RBI, SEBI, and DPDP compliance.
• Author endpoint protection standards and playbooks for policy rollout.
• Provide RCA for persistent malware and endpoint anomalies.
• Engage in red-blue team assessments to evolve endpoint resilience.

Skills

Endpoint protection

Incident analysis

Threat remediation

Policy deployment

Red-blue team

Education

CPSE certification

ISO 27001 LA

Tools

Trend Micro Apex One

Trelix encryption

EDR/XDR telemetry

Job description

Job Description:

ITCI Cyber Security team is looking for responsible person in overseeing the endpoint protection landscape, including antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and encryption solutions. The individual will drive policy deployment, incident analysis, threat remediation, and continuous optimization of endpoint security configurations. Strategic alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational risk tolerance is a core expectation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the enterprise-wide administration of Trend Micro Apex One AV and encryption agents for all endpoints.
• Define, enforce, and tune endpoint security policies covering malware, ransomware, and data-at-rest encryption.
• Lead critical incident analysis related to endpoint compromises, suspicious behaviors, and zero-day threats.
• Work with SOC and SIEM teams for behavioral threat correlation and response automation.
• Establish an endpoint security dashboard with visibility across asset health, update compliance, and active threat detection.
• Conduct endpoint security posture audits, vulnerability patch validation, and system health monitoring.
• Integrate encryption enforcement for compliance with RBI, SEBI, and DPDP norms on endpoint data protection.
• Author endpoint protection standards, hardening guidelines, and operational playbooks for policy rollouts.
• Provide expert-level support and RCA for persistent malware, fileless attacks, or endpoint anomalies.
• Engage in red-blue team assessments and continuously evolve endpoint security resilience strategies.

Key Skills & Certifications:

• 8+ years in endpoint protection, encryption, and malware response.
• Strong hands-on experience with Trend Micro Apex One and Trelix device encryption platforms.
• Certified Trend Micro Security Expert (CPSE), ISO 27001 LA, or equivalent.
• Familiar with endpoint telemetry integration into EDR/XDR systems.
• Strong understanding of secure configuration baselines for laptops/desktops.