SOC - Sr Technical Lead-Cybersecurity

Birlasoft; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Birlasoft is seeking an L2 Security Analyst with hands-on experience in Trend Micro solutions to manage endpoint, email, and workload protection. You will validate escalations from L1 analysts, perform advanced incident handling, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen security posture.

The role involves root cause analysis, threat hunting, and tuning of detection rules, with the aim of reducing false positives and producing detailed security reports for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Trend Micro security solutions.
• L2 SOC Analyst responsibilities including escalation handling and containment.
• Strong understanding of SOC operations and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize Trend Micro Vision One, Apex One, Deep Security, and TMEMS.
• Monitor alerts, incidents, and threat intel from Trend Micro tools.
• Configure and tune policies across endpoints, servers, and email security.
• Perform RCA and threat hunting using Vision One's XDR capabilities.
• Escalate and handle complex incidents, contain and remediate with appropriate actions.
• Lead playbook execution and automation of incident workflows.
• Provide remediation guidance to IT/business teams and support recovery.
• Tune alerts to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
• Generate security reports, dashboards, and metrics for stakeholders.
• Mentor L1 SOC Analysts and support upskilling.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident handling

Threat analysis

Threat hunting

Policy configuration

Automation

Documentation

Mentor juniors

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder reporting

Tools

Trend Micro Vision One

Apex One

Deep Security

TMEMS

Zscaler

Wiz

CyberArk

Job description

Area(s) of responsibility

e are seeking a skilled and proactive L2 Security Analyst with hands-on experience in Trend Micro security solutions. The candidate will be responsible for managing and optimizing endpoint, email, and workload protection using Trend Micro Vision One, Apex One, Deep Security, and TMEMS. The role includes tool administration, threat analysis, and reporting to stakeholders, with a strong understanding of SOC operations. As an L2 SOC Analyst, you will be responsible for advanced incident investigation, containment, and response across a broad security technology stack. You will validate and respond to escalations from L1 analysts, optimize SOC processes, and serve as a technical escalation point. The role involves hands-on incident handling, detection rule optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to strengthen the organization’s security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Trend Micro Vision One, Apex One, Deep Security, and TMEMS platforms.
• Monitor and respond to alerts, incidents, and threat intelligence from Trend Micro tools.
• Perform policy configuration, tuning, and updates across endpoint, server, and email security platforms.
• Conduct root cause analysis and threat hunting using Vision One’s XDR capabilities.
• Deep-dive into incidents escalated from L1 to confirm true positives and execute containment/remediation actions (e.g., block malicious IPs, isolate endpoints, disable compromised accounts).
• Lead playbook execution, enrichment, and automation of incident workflows.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and escalated complex cases to L3 when necessary.
• Provide remediation guidance to IT/business teams and support incident recovery.
• Tune alerts and detection rules to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
• Generate and present detailed security reports, dashboards, and metrics to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with SOC teams to support incident response, threat mitigation, and major IR activities.
• Leverage tool-specific expertise (e.g., Zscaler, Wiz, CyberArk) for advanced incident handling.
• Review vulnerability scan results and recommend remediation/mitigation steps.
• Identify SOC workflow/process improvement opportunities and suggest enhancements.
• Maintain detailed documentation for configurations, procedures, incident handling, and compliance-ready reporting.
• Mentor and support the upskilling of L1 SOC Analysts.
• Stay updated on emerging threats and Trend Micro product enhancements.