Senior Cybersecurity Analyst L3 – Threat Detection & SIEM

YO IT Consulting; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Senior IT Security Analyst in Pune. The role requires 8-13 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on incident response, threat detection, and SIEM administration. Key responsibilities include collaborating with SOC teams, managing Microsoft security products, and analyzing threat intelligence. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and hands-on expertise in various cybersecurity tools and technologies. This is an on-site position, requiring proactive measures to combat cyber threats. Enhance your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8-13 years of experience in IT security.
• Hands-on expertise across cybersecurity tools and technologies.
• Proficiency in configuring and maintaining Microsoft security products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with SOC and CERT teams for incident monitoring and response.
• Provide support for SIEM architecture and log ingestion.
• Gather, process, and analyze threat intelligence feeds.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

SIEM administration

Threat hunting

Incident response

Microsoft security products

Threat intelligence analysis

Network security

Collaboration skills

Tools

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Endpoint detection

IDS/IPS

Job description

Role

Senior IT Security Analyst

Domain

Manufacturing/Industrial/Production/Machinery

Location

Pune

Mode

On-site (5 days working from the office)

Experience

8-13 Years

Must-Haves

• The candidate must possess hands‑on expertise across a wide range of cybersecurity tools and technologies.
• Looking for L3 resource.
• Hands‑on experience including threat hunting, threat detection, and threat intelligence.
• Strong experience with CrowdStrike, vulnerability management, and handling security incidents, phishing incidents, and high‑level incident response.

Required Skills

• Significant experience in SOC, CERT, or CSIRT environments, with expertise in SIEM administration, threat hunting, detection engineering, and incident response.
• Strong expertise in configuring, optimizing, and maintaining Microsoft security products, including Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, Endpoint, Identity, Office 365, Exchange, and Azure Active Directory.
• Proficiency in log sources onboarding in SIEM, log management, developing consolidated security dashboards and developing playbooks to support continuous monitoring.
• Proficiency in creating and simulating hypothetical threat scenarios to anticipate and combat potential attack vectors.
• In‑depth understanding and practical application of the MITRE ATT&CK framework for mapping detection rules and identifying attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Practical knowledge of security technologies, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, endpoint detection, anti‑malware, and vulnerability assessment tools.
• Solid understanding of networks, cloud infrastructures, operating systems (Windows, Linux), and evolving cyberattack methods.
• Experience in correlating threat intelligence feeds with detection engineering to identify and mitigate advanced threats.
• Proven ability to analyze large volumes of security logs and develop precise, high‑fidelity detection rules while reducing false positives.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively share findings and work with cross‑functional teams.
• Passionate about proactive cybersecurity measures, with a strong desire to stay updated with merging threats and technologies.

Role & Responsibilities

• Incident Response and Collaboration: Collaborate with SOC, CERT, or CSIRT teams for effective incident monitoring and response; investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents, including forensic analysis of attack patterns.
• SIEM Administration: Provide ongoing support for SIEM architecture, ensuring efficient log ingestion, parsing, and normalization to enhance threat visibility and detection capabilities.
• Designed and customized automated playbooks and interactive dashboards in SIEM to meet specific security monitoring and incident response requirements.
• Threat Intelligence Analysis: Gather, process, and analyze threat intelligence feeds to identify emerging threats; proactively communicate relevant threat scenarios and provide actionable insights.
• Threat Detection Development: Develop and fine‑tune advanced KQL queries and analytics rules in Microsoft Sentinel to detect sophisticated attack vectors; build and test hypothetical threat scenarios to enhance threat detection capabilities; optimize detection systems to minimize false positives and maximize precision.
• Security Tool Management: Configure, monitor, and maintain security tools such as SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel), Defender for Cloud, antivirus solutions, and consolidated security dashboards.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in developing and implementing security concepts, hardening guidelines, and monitoring systems; perform penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and audits to ensure robust security measures; contribute to the creation and refinement of SOC policies, processes, and procedures.