Senior Analyst, IT Network & Security

Connor, Clark & Lunn group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Connor, Clark & Lunn group in Gurugram is seeking an experienced IT Security Analyst to enhance and maintain security solutions across the organization. This role encompasses day-to-day security operations, identifying security breaches, and maintaining network devices.

Ideal candidates should have at least 6 years of experience in IT security, relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, and proficiency in various security tools and systems. A solid understanding of the IT security landscape is essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of previous experience in IT Security.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security.
• Experience with design, implementation, and support of security products.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operations of in-place security solutions.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve security breaches.
• Manage and troubleshoot network devices.

Skills

IT Security

Network Security

Scripting

Automation

Incident Response

Education

Degree or diploma in computer science, information management, or IT

Tools

PowerShell

Splunk

PowerBI

SCCM

Azure

Cisco

PaloAlto

VMware

Job description

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. | Gurugram, Haryana, India

The Information Technology (IT) resides within the Information Systems group and is responsible for management, operations, maintenance, cloud technology, and security for the IT infrastructure that supports the organization. The team is made up of several sub-teams that are collaborative and effectively apply technology to solve complex problems, which has been a key factor to the firm’s success.

CC&L is an investment management firm managing a wide range of global assets and relies heavily on the IS team for a variety of distinct functions. The role offers an opportunity to be part of a strategic team whose scope and importance continues to grow.

What You Will Do

• The IT Security Analyst performs two core functions: day‑to‑day operations of in‑place security solutions and identification, investigation, and resolution of security breaches detected by those systems.
• Maintaining, managing, and troubleshooting issues related to network devices (switches, firewall, SD‑WAN, access point, ISP’s, etc.).
• Secondary tasks may include involvement in implementation of new security solutions, participation in creation and/or maintenance of policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures, and conducting vulnerability audits and assessments.
• The IT Security Analyst is expected to fully understand the enterprise’s security goals as established by its stated policies, procedures, and guidelines, and to actively work toward upholding those goals.
• Ensure smooth functioning of NOC and SOC, including monitoring, documentation, and remediation of identified issues and threats.
• Participate in planning and design of enterprise security architecture under the direction of the IT Security Manager.
• Assist in creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, procedures) under direction of the IT Security Manager.
• Assist in planning and design of enterprise business continuity and disaster recovery plans under direction of the IT Security Manager.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Maintain up‑to‑date detailed knowledge of IT security industry, new or revised security solutions, improved security processes, and new attacks and threat vectors.
• Recommend additional security solutions or enhancements to existing security solutions to improve overall enterprise security.
• Perform deployment, integration, and initial configuration of new security solutions and enhancements to existing security solutions following standard best operating procedures and enterprise security documents.

Operational Management

• Maintain up‑to‑date baselines for secure configuration and operations of all in‑place devices, whether under direct control (security tools) or not (workstations, servers, network devices).
• Maintain operational configurations of all in‑place security solutions as per established baselines.
• Monitor all in‑place security solutions for efficient and appropriate operations.
• Review logs and reports of all in‑place devices, interpret implications, and devise plans for resolution.
• Participate in investigations into problematic activity.
• Participate in design and execution of vulnerability assessments, penetration tests, and security audits.
• Provide on‑call support for end users for all in‑place security solutions.

What you bring

To be successful in this role, you will have the following skills & competencies.

• Education –Degree or diploma in computer science, information management, or information technology field.
• Work Experience & Industry Knowledge–
• 6+ years of previous experience in IT Security.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• GIAC Information Security Fundamentals certification.
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security.
• Experience with scripts, automation, and reporting (PowerShell, Splunk, PowerBI, SSRS).
• Experience with design, implementation, and support of Microsoft products (Endpoint Manager [SCCM+Intune], Office 365, Azure, client and server technologies, Security Center, Defender ATP).
• Experience with design, implementation, and support of network/security products (Cisco, PaloAlto, Aruba, NetScout, SD‑WAN).
• Experience with virtualization (VMware and Hyper‑V).
• Preferred certifications: Microsoft & PaloAlto.