Senior Security Engineer – Detection and Response

Jobtailor; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a security-focused professional in Hyderabad to respond to incidents, investigate, and articulate remediation strategies. The role emphasizes detection engineering and the continuous optimization of alerts and SOAR workflows.

You will develop, test, and maintain integrations and scripts for automated response. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in security monitoring and holds GIAC/GSEC-type certifications or CISSP, plus a related degree.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
• Certifications GIAC GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, GREM, OSCP or CISSP.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science/Computer Engineering, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Respond to security incidents, perform investigations, and communicate risks to stakeholders.
• Develop and optimize alerts using detection engineering best practices.
• Develop, test, and maintain SOAR workflows, integrations, and scripts.

Skills

Security Incident Response

Threat Detection

SOAR Workflow Development

Security Monitoring

Incident Analysis

Scripting

Detection Engineering

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

SIEM

SOAR Platforms

Python scripting

Job description

Responsibilities

• Respond to security incidents, perform investigations, conduct incident analysis, and articulate potential risks and remediation strategies to stakeholders.
• Use detection engineering best practices to develop and continuously optimize alerts.
• Develop, test, and maintain SOAR workflows, integrations, and scripts.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working in technical information security roles with a focus on security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
• One or more of the following certifications: GIAC GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, GREM, OSCP or CISSP.
• College Degree in related field (Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science/Computer Engineering) or equivalent work experience.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in security incident response, threat detection, and monitoring, with a strong focus on developing and optimizing SOAR workflows and alerts. Possesses a solid foundation in information security principles and practices, supported by relevant certifications.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Security Incident Response
• Threat Detection
• SOAR Workflow Development
• Security Monitoring
• Incident Analysis

Hard Skills

• Incident Response
• Threat Detection
• Security Monitoring
• SOAR Workflows
• Alert Optimization
• Incident Analysis
• Detection Engineering
• Scripting

Certifications & Qualifications

• GIAC GCIH
• GIAC GCFA
• GIAC GCIA
• GIAC GREM
• OSCP
• CISSP

Industry Keywords

• Information Security
• Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering