SoftwareOne - Associate Consultant - Cyber Security (4-7 yrs)

V2 Solutions; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

V2 Solutions in Chennai is seeking an Associate Consultant - Cyber Security to monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across customer environments. You will work with internal teams and customers to ensure operational excellence in M365 security technologies including Intune and Defender.

The role requires 4–7 years of SOC experience, ITIL-aligned processes, and hands-on expertise with multiple security tools.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in SOC monitoring and incident response focused on M365 security.
• Experience with M365 Intune, Defender, O365 Security and Compliance, DLP, and email/web security.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and PCI compliance.
• Experience with enterprise ticketing systems and ITIL processes.
• Flexibility for on-call and extended support.
• Certifications in IT or Information Security (e.g., CCNA, MS) are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect, triage, and support security incidents within customer environments.
• Perform health checks on security solutions and identify risks.
• Investigate and resolve security incidents, service requests, and changes.
• Troubleshoot security service issues and participate in post-incident reviews.
• Support Microsoft 365 security technologies including Intune, Defender, MDM, and Compliance.
• Contribute to technical documentation and process improvements.
• Collaborate with SMEs during incident resolution.
• Follow ITIL-aligned Incident, Request, Change, and Access Management processes.
• Participate in on-call and 24x7 shifts when required.

Skills

Security operations

M365 Intune & Defender

Incident response

DLP & Email/Web Security

ISO 27001 / PCI compliance

ITIL processes

Ticketing systems

On-call support

CCNA

Certifications (MS/Trend Micro/Ffri)

Education

Engineering Degree in Computer Science

Technical Degree with IT/Security certifications

Tools

M365 Defender

Intune

Microsoft Defender

Proofpoint

Trend Micro Deep Security

Qualys

Splunk

FireEye

CyberArk

Job description

The role :

As an Associate Consultant - Cyber Security, you will be responsible for monitoring, supporting, and delivering security solutions that protect our customers' environments. You will work closely with internal teams and customers to manage security incidents, perform health checks, troubleshoot issues, and ensure operational excellence across a range of cybersecurity technologies.

Key Responsibilities :

• - Monitor, detect, triage, and support security incidents within customer environments.
• - Perform regular health checks on security solutions and proactively identify potential risks before business impact occurs.
• - Investigate and resolve security-related incidents, service requests, changes, and problem tickets.
• - Troubleshoot security service issues and participate in post-incident reviews.
• - Support the delivery and administration of Microsoft 365 security technologies including Intune, Defender, MDM, and Compliance solutions.
• - Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge articles, and process improvements based on recurring incidents.
• - Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during incident and problem resolution.
• - Follow Incident, Request, Problem, Change, and Access Management processes aligned with ITIL best practices.
• - Participate in on-call support and flexible shift schedules, including 24x7 operations when required.

What we need to see from you :

• - Minimum 4 to 7 years of experience working in a Security Operation Centre monitoring, detecting, triaging and supporting security solutions related to M365 Intune and Defender
• - Experience in monitoring, detecting, supporting and delivering security solutions such M365 Intune, MDM, Defender, O365 Security and compliance in DKIM, O365 EOP, ATP, AIP, Azure AD, CAS Alerts Management, Proof Point Email Security, FireEye ETP, TrendMicro, DLP, Email and Web Security, SPAM filtering, Vulnerability Scanning, Firewalls, IPS/IDS, etc
• - Have a good understanding and awareness of 2 or more of the following : Proof Point, Intune / Defender ,Trend Micro Deep Security , Trend Micro ApexOne , Qualys Guard / Metasploit / Nessus Tenable , Microsoft M365 MDM, Security and Compliance,Splunk Enterprise and Security ,CyberArk
• - Have a good understanding of ticket management and service requests
• - Have a good understanding of Security Operations and Service Delivery
• - Exposure to ISO 27001, PCI related certification and compliance practices
• - Awareness and expertise of using at least 1 Enterprise Ticketing system
• - ITIL processes in supporting Security Solutions and Service Delivery
• - The employee may need to work Flexible Hours to provide extended support and may need to come in 24x7 shifts & be available on call when required
• - Engineering Degree in Computer Science or Technical Degree with certifications in Information Technology or Information Security
• - Cisco certifications such as CCNA
• - Microsoft certifications such as MCSA, MS-100, MS-101 and MS-500
• - Technical Certifications in TrendMicro, FireEye, Proofpoint, Qualys, Cisco, Cloud Raxak, KnowBe4, Splunk, CyberArk, Okta, Digital Guardian, McAfee CASB Security Products Preferred