Platform Engineer

NopalCyber; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NopalCyber in Hyderabad seeks an experienced cybersecurity professional focused on detecting and responding to threats. Responsibilities include developing detection rules, deploying mechanisms across various platforms, and collaborating with security analysts. Applicants should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field, with at least 5 years of experience in the cybersecurity domain. Strong knowledge of SIEM tools and professional certifications like OSCP or CISSP are preferred. Join us to make cybersecurity manageable and powerful across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with focus on detection and incident response.
• Strong knowledge of security information systems and log management.
• Professional security certifications like OSCP or CISSP are valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop detection rules to identify threats.
• Lead deployment of threat detection mechanisms across various platforms.
• Collaborate with analysts to devise effective detection strategies.

Skills

Threat detection

Incident response

Cybersecurity analysis

Collaboration

Network security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

SIEM

Cloud security

EDR

Security tools

Job description

NopalCyber makes cybersecurity manageable, affordable, reliable, and powerful for companies that need to be resilient and compliant. Managed extended detection and response (MXDR), attack surface management (ASM), breach and attack simulation (BAS), and advisory services fortify your cybersecurity across both offense and defense. AI‑driven intelligence in our Nopal360 platform, our NopalGo mobile app, and our proprietary Cyber Intelligence Quotient (CIQ) lets anyone quantify, track, and visualize their cybersecurity posture in real‑time. Our service packages, which are each tailored to a client’s needs and budget, and external threat analysis, which provides critical intelligence at no‑cost, help to democratize cybersecurity by making enterprise‑grade defenses and security operations available to organizations of all sizes. NopalCyber lowers the barrier to entry while raising the bar for security and service.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop detection rules and policies to identify cybersecurity threats across a wide range of platforms and technologies.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of high‑fidelity threat detection mechanisms across our diverse technology stack, including on‑premise, cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), and SaaS environments.
• Collaborate with security analysts, threat hunt, and threat intelligence to understand emerging threats and devise effective detection strategies.
• Validate and tune detection content to minimize false positives and ensure high accuracy and efficiency.
• Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity trends, tools, and technologies to continuously improve detection methodologies.
• Work directly with clients to onboard their environments onto our platform and integrate data sources, guiding them through the process.
• Document detection processes, create reports on security metrics, and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Good understanding of network infrastructure, security and devices such as firewalls, EDR, email security, proxy, DLP, and IDS/IPS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on threat detection, analysis, and incident response.
• Strong knowledge of security information and event management (SIEM) systems, log management solutions, and detection platforms.
• Familiarity with attack patterns, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by cyber adversaries – MITRE ATT@CK and Cyber Kill Chain.
• Experience with cloud security and understanding of cloud‑based threat detection strategies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and interact with clients.
• Collaborate with Security Operations team on developing and automating alert response processes and playbooks.
• Knowledge of security tools and technologies, such as SIEM, CSPM, EDR/XDR, SOAR, WAF, and IDS/IPS.
• Professional security certifications such as OSCP, GIAC (e.g., GCIH, GCIA), CISSP, or other relevant certifications are highly valued.
• Hands‑on experience with SIEM platforms for log management and alerting – e.g., Splunk, Elastic Stack (ELK/Security Onion), IBM QRadar, Securonix, Wazuh, or Azure Sentinel. Ability to create SIEM queries, dashboards, and integrate new data sources.