Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations

DU Tech Corp.; Tiruchirappalli; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

DU Tech Corp. in India is seeking a Senior Associate in Cyber Security Operations to provide advanced, individual-contributor leadership across security operations. You will lead complex work spanning monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations and control execution.

You will mentor teams, shape solutions, and partner with product and technology stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• 4 to 9 years of experience in cyber security operations.
• Experience with security monitoring, incident response and threat detection.
• Experience leading complex initiatives and influencing decisions without direct authority.
• Knowledge of SIEM, incident response, vulnerability management and automation.
• Experience collaborating across business and technology teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex cyber security operations initiatives and provide advanced subject-matter expertise.
• Define or improve approaches, standards, and reusable patterns across security operations.
• Translate enterprise priorities into technical direction and high-impact deliverables.
• Lead reviews, resolve risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Drive quality, security, privacy, reliability, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor practitioners and share knowledge across teams.
• Communicate direction and risks to leadership and technical audiences.

Skills

Splunk

MSFT Defender

Attack vectors

TTPs

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Verbal communication

Networking basics

OS concepts

Cloud concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering/Design/Analytics/Business

Tools

SIEM

Splunk

MSFT Defender

Job description

Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations

Chennai City Corporation, India | Posted on 24/09/2026

Job Summary - Job Description (Internal)

Job Summary - Job Advert (External)

The Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations is an advanced individual contributor who provides technical or functional leadership across cyber security operations. This role leads complex work spanning security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution, establishes direction and standards, resolves high-impact challenges, and influences cross-functional outcomes without direct people-management accountability.

DU Tech is looking for a Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations to provide advanced expertise and individual-contributor leadership across cyber security operations. This role will lead complex work, shape solution direction, mentor others through influence, and partner across teams to deliver reliable, scalable, secure, and measurable outcomes.

Job Responsibilities

Delivery & Execution

• Lead complex cyber security operations initiatives and provide advanced subject-matter expertise.
• Define or improve approaches, standards, and reusable patterns spanning security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution.
• Translate enterprise priorities into technical or functional direction and high-impact deliverables.
• Lead reviews and resolve complex risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
• Drive quality, security, privacy, reliability, automation, reuse, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted expert during critical delivery or operational issues.

Support & Enablement

• Influence product, business, architecture, security, data, and technology stakeholders without direct authority.
• Mentor practitioners and strengthen capability through reviews, standards, and knowledge sharing.
• Communicate direction, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to leadership and technical audiences.
• Stay current on emerging practices and relevant industry developments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, or a related discipline
• 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in cyber security operations or a closely related discipline
• Experience with security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution
• Experience leading complex initiatives and influencing decisions without direct authority
• Knowledge of SIEM, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, security operations, and automation
• Experience collaborating across business and technology teams
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)

• Master's degree in a related technical or business field is preferred
• Advanced knowledge of SIEM, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, security operations, and automation
• Experience with enterprise-scale cloud, data, digital, retail, pharmacy, healthcare, or customer technology environments
• Experience working with global teams, managed service partners, or distributed delivery models
• Relevant industry, cloud, agile, product, architecture, data, security, design, or technology certifications are preferred

Key Primary Skills

• Foundational knowledge of Splunk & MSFT Defender, Understanding of common attack vectors and TTPs, Attention to detail and analytical thinking, Foundational networking, OS, cloud concepts
• Strong written and verbal communication