Remote Cyber Defense Operations Specialist

Naukri Mitra; United States; Remote; USD 84,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work culture

Learning budget

Health insurance

Flexible scheduling

Conference attendance

Mental health support

Home office stipend

Job summary

Naukai Mitra is seeking a Virtual Information Security Operations Specialist for a remote-friendly, full-time role focused on monitoring, detecting, and neutralizing cyber threats. You will join a skilled team of engineers and analysts, shaping our security operations with automation and rigorous threat analysis.

In this remote-first position, you’ll leverage SIEMs, threat intel, and cloud security tools to protect global assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, CS, or Information Systems.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor information systems for security incidents and anomalies using SIEM tools.
• Conduct advanced threat hunting and forensic analysis to identify IOCs.
• Implement and manage firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP, and endpoint protection.
• Coordinate incident response activities, including detection, containment, eradication, and post-incident reporting.
• Automate key processes through scripting and orchestration tools.
• Design and maintain security runbooks and procedures.
• Collaborate with DevOps to embed security into pipelines.
• Provide strategic input on improving cybersecurity policies and risk management.

Skills

SOC experience

Threat detection

Malware analysis

Network protocols

OS security

Cloud security

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Kubernetes security

Docker security

Compliance standards

Certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IS

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Elastic Security

AWS GuardDuty

Azure Sentinel

GCP Security Center

Recorded Future

MISP

ThreatConnect

CrowdStrike Falcon

SentinelOne

Defender for Endpoint

Ansible

Terraform

Python

GitHub Actions

Grafana

Prometheus

Kibana

HashiCorp Vault

Aqua Security

Prisma Cloud

Job description

Naukai Mitra is seeking a Virtual Information Security Operations Specialist for a remote-friendly, full-time role focused on monitoring, detecting, and neutralizing cyber threats. You will join a skilled team of engineers and analysts, shaping our security operations with automation and rigorous threat analysis.

In this remote-first position, you’ll leverage SIEMs, threat intel, and cloud security tools to protect global assets.