IT Security Analyst - India

Appen Limited; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Appen Limited is seeking an IT Security Analyst to protect information assets by operating security controls, leading incident response, and maintaining ISO 27001 documentation. You will drive IAM, PAM and patch management across Defender XDR, Sentinel, and Entra ID.

The role emphasizes proactive alert handling, incident reporting, and cost-efficient security operations while collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in a security operations or security analyst role.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel and Entra ID.
• Experience leading security incidents and producing incident reports.
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001 controls and audit processes.
• Experience with IAM, access reviews, PAM and patch management.
• Proficiency with KQL and PowerShell or Python.
• Strong communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and resolve alerts in Defender XDR and Sentinel; tune detections to reduce false positives.
• Lead end-to-end incident response; maintain Incident Response Plan and playbooks.
• Maintain ISMS policies, risk register and audit evidence; support internal and external audits.
• Administer IAM access reviews and enforce least privilege.
• Operate PAM including PIM and break-glass accounts.
• Own vulnerability remediation and monthly patch cycles; report compliance against SLAs.
• Manage security licences and Sentinel log ingestion to optimise cost.

Skills

Security ops

Incident management

ISO 27001

IAM & PAM

PowerShell

KQL

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Defender XDR

Sentinel

Entra ID

Job description

About the Role

The IT Security Analyst protects the organization's information assets by operating and improving our security controls. The role owns security operations across Microsoft Defender, leads incident response, maintains ISO 27001 documentation, and drives identity, access and patch management.

Your Impact

• SOC Alert Management: Monitor, triage and resolve alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel; tune detections to reduce false positives and improve response times.
• Incident Response: Lead incidents end-to-end (containment, eradication, recovery, lessonslearned); maintain the Incident Response Plan and playbooks.
• ISO 27001: Maintain ISMS policies, risk register and audit evidence; support internal andexternal audits and close findings.
• IAM Access Reviews: Administer Entra ID (Conditional Access, MFA); run quarterly user andprivileged access reviews and enforce least privilege.
• PAM: Operate the Privileged Access Management solution, including PIM and break-glassaccounts.
• Patch Vulnerability Management: Own vulnerability remediation and monthly patch cycles;report compliance against SLAs.
• Cost Optimisation: Manage security licences and Sentinel log ingestion to optimise costwithout reducing coverage.

What You Bring

• 1-3 years' experience in a security operations or security analyst role.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel and Entra ID.
• Experience leading security incidents and producing incident reports.
• Working knowledge of ISO 27001 controls and audit processes.
• Experience with IAM, access reviews, PAM and patch management.
• Proficiency with KQL and PowerShell or Python.
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Compensation

India: ₹5L-9L per year (CTC)

Philippines: ₱45k-60k per month (₱540k-720k per year)