SSE - Information Security Engineer

Arcesium LLC; Bengaluru, Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcesium LLC is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to manage daily SOC activities, monitor endpoints, networks, and cloud environments, and respond to security incidents. You will work with cross-functional teams to refine detection rules and incident response procedures.

The role requires hands-on SOC experience with EDR, Zscaler, Palo Alto firewalls, and SIEM/DLP, plus Python scripting for security workflows.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of overall experience, with at least 2 years in a security engineering or security operations role.
• Bachelor's or higher degree in CS/Information Security or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day SOC operations, including triaging, investigating, and resolving security incidents across endpoints, network, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional security teams to develop and refine monitoring policies, detection rules, and response procedures.
• Develop and maintain understanding of the org's infrastructure, applications, and security controls.
• Ensure security incidents are documented, tracked, and reported in a timely manner.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers supporting SOC operations.

Skills

SOC operations

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat analysis

Phishing analysis

Education

B.E./B.Tech or M.Tech/M.S. in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

EDR

Zscaler (ZPA/ZIA/ZDX)

Palo Alto firewalls

SIEM

DLP

Python scripting

Job description

Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

Team Summary

The Information Security team at Arcesium is a global team responsible for managing the overall cyber security risk posture of the company.The current role is for the Security Operations and Monitoring team within the Information Security umbrella. The team is responsible for ongoing monitoring, analyzing, and responding to the security alerts in the organization. The team's primary objective is to detect and respond to security alerts or potential security incidents, in a timely and effective manner.

The team ensures the security of an organization's assets, systems, and data by leveraging a variety of tools and technologies, including security information and event management (SIEM) systems, EDR, Firewall, DLP, and other security tools to monitor & analyze network traffic & system logs, identify suspicious activity and respond to various security alerts.

The person in this role should not just be doing Security Monitoring tasks, they will be involved in Security Monitoring related engineering tasks as well.

What You'll Do

• Manage day-to-day SOC operations, including triaging, investigating, and resolving security incidents across endpoints, network, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional security teams to develop and refine security monitoring policies, detection rules, and response procedures.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the organization's infrastructure, applications, and security controls.
• Ensure security incidents are thoroughly documented, tracked, and reported in a timely manner.
• Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers that support SOC operations.

What You'll Need

• 3–5 years of overall experience, with at least 2 years in a security engineering or security operations role.
• B.E./B.Tech or M.Tech/M.S. in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC), with a focus on security monitoring across EDR, Zscaler (ZPA/ZIA/ZDX), Palo Alto firewalls, and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of EDR and WAF solutions, including detection tuning and alert triage.
• Good understanding of managing and fine-tuning DLP policies across endpoint and network channels.
• Experience analyzing and triaging phishing emails, including header analysis and indicator extraction.
• Good understanding of implementing and managing SIEM solutions, including log ingestion, correlation rules, and dashboard development.
• Solid knowledge of network protocols, infrastructure, and common attack patterns.
• Basic proficiency in Python scripting or automation for security workflows.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

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Arcesium is an equal opportunity employer.