Cyber Defense Senior SME

Wipro Technologies; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Leave options

Job summary

Wipro Limited is seeking a Cyber Defense Senior SME to strengthen the CISO team's defense capabilities in the Cincinnati area. The role focuses on designing and maintaining SIEM and XDR solutions, integrating logs from cloud and on‑prem sources, and leading threat hunting initiatives.

The incumbent will drive incident response, support regulatory audits, and collaborate with stakeholders to improve security posture across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in Cybersecurity with SIEM and XDR</br>tools; hands-on threat detection and response.
• Experience in threat intel, threat hunting, and incident handling.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain SIEM solutions to detect threats.
• Architect and manage XDR across endpoints, networks, and cloud.
• Lead threat hunting using SIEM, XDR, and EDR tools.
• Support in audits with security logs and incident reports.
• Lead post-incident analysis and continuous improvement.

Skills

SIEM

XDR

Threat hunting

Incident response

Regulatory compliance

Log analysis

Threat intelligence

Crisis management

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex

Splunk

Securonix

QRadar

Microsoft Defender

CrowdStrike Falcon

Job description

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

Job Description

Role: Cyber Defense Senior SME
Band : B3

About the role:

We are looking to strengthen our entity CISO team by onboarding a Cyber Defense Senior SME.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions to facilitate security threat detection and response, across the organisation. Additionally, architect and manage Extended Detection and Response (XDR) systems to provide layered security coverage across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
• Integrate log data from various sources, including cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), XDR, EDR, NDR, and IAM tools, ensuring comprehensive visibility and coverage.
• Leverage advanced analytics for threat hunting and proactive identification of emerging threats.
• Troubleshoot SIEM and XDR log interruption issues, to ensure continuous visibility of security logs from various data sources, and support rapid recovery during security incidents or cyber crises.
• Lead and drive efforts to get threat intel from diverse sources (e.g. Open source, Recorded Future, Rapid 7 Insights etc) and use them build targeted threat hunting queries relevant to the organization and industry vertical to detect sophisticated attacks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical SIEM and XDR capabilities which help in improved security posture of the organisation. Participate in cyber crisis handling exercises to ensure readiness and resilience.
• Support in regulatory/compliance audits by providing SIEM and XDR tool specific security logs and incident reports, ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Lead and support security incident response and post-incident analysis, ensuring lessons learned are captured and integrated into continuous improvement processes.

Q͏ualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in Cybersecurity with knowledge and experience in various SIEM tools and technologies (E.g. Palo Alto Cortex, Splunk, Securonix, QRadar etc), as well as hands-on expertise with XDR platforms (such as Microsoft Defender, XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, or similar).
• Strong knowledge of security incident investigation and response processes, including containment, eradication, and recovery, with direct experience in managing large-scale cyber incidents and crisis scenarios.
• Experience in threat intelligence gathering, analysis, and operationalization, as well as leading threat hunting activities using SIEM, XDR, and EDR tools.
• Expertise in regulatory compliance requirements, audit support, and report generation for security events and incidents.

The expected compensation for this role ranges from$60,000.00 to$135,000.00.

Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

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Wipro is committed to creating an accessible, supportive, and inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to all applicants including persons with disabilities, throughout the recruitment and selection process. Accommodations must be communicated in advance of the application, where possible, and will be reviewed on an individual basis. Wipro provides equal opportunities to all and values diversity.

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