Platform Engineer

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) is seeking a cybersecurity professional with expertise in threat detection and incident response. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in cybersecurity and a strong understanding of security detection platforms.

Responsibilities include creating security detection rules, collaborating with security teams, and maintaining threat detection solutions across various environments, including cloud platforms. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, especially in threat detection and incident response.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM tools, log management, and security detection platforms.
• Experience with cloud security and cloud-based threat detection.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain security detection rules to identify cyber threats.
• Design and deploy threat detection solutions across various platforms.
• Collaborate with security teams to identify new threats.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Threat detection

Incident response

Communication skills

Cloud security

Security Operations automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Security tools (EDR/XDR, SOAR)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain security detection rules to identify cyber threats across different systems and platforms.
• Design, build, and deploy accurate threat detection solutions across on-premise systems, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and SaaS tools.
• Work closely with security analysts, threat hunters, and threat intelligence teams to identify new and emerging threats.
• Review and fine-tune detection rules to reduce false alerts and improve accuracy.
• Keep up to date with the latest cybersecurity trends, tools, and attack techniques.
• Work directly with customers to onboard their environments and integrate data sources into our platform.
• Document detection processes and prepare security reports for internal teams and customers.
• Have a good understanding of network security and tools such as firewalls, EDR, email security, proxy, DLP, and IDS/IPS.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, especially in threat detection, analysis, and incident response.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM tools, log management, and security detection platforms.
• Understanding of attacker methods and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.
• Experience with cloud security and cloud-based threat detection.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with teams and customers.
• Experience working with Security Operations teams to automate alerts and response playbooks.
• Hands-on experience with security tools like SIEM, CSPM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, WAF, and IDS/IPS.
• Security certifications such as OSCP, GIAC (GCIH, GCIA), CISSP, or similar are a plus.
• Practical experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, ELK/Security Onion, IBM QRadar, Securonix, Wazuh, or Azure Sentinel, including writing queries, building dashboards, and onboarding new data sources.