Threat Detection & Response Consultant

Infosys; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 107,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Health Reimbursement Accounts

401(k) plan and retirement benefits

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Infosys seeks an Infrastructure Consultant 3 to lead incident handling, infrastructure evaluation, and the design of scalable IT solutions. You will drive monitoring, change management, and collaboration across SOC, IR teams, and vendors.

Applicants should bring experience with ITIL/ITSM, Jira, and regulatory reporting. This role may require relocation or travel within the United States and offers comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience with incident handling frameworks (NIST or equivalent).
• End-to-end cyber incident lifecycle awareness from detection to closure.
• Experience coordinating with IR teams, SOC, and business units.

Responsibilities

• Develop diagnostic tools and monitoring protocols; resolve incidents with root-cause analysis.
• Conduct IT infrastructure evaluations, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Create scalable, secure IT infrastructure solutions and optimize deployment processes.
• Implement robust change management to minimize risk during updates.
• Analyze system performance and design monitoring to prevent bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with multi-vendor teams to ensure project execution and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Incident handling

Cyber incident lifecycle

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Documentation discipline

ITSM tooling

ITIL/ITSM

Vulnerability management

Vendor incident management

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in a related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Overview

The Infosys Financial Services unit is a global leader in driving digital transformation for financial institutions. We specialize in leveraging advanced technologies such as AI, cloud, and data-led innovation to help our clients accelerate growth and unlock business value. Our AI-driven solutions empower financial institutions to make smarter decisions, enhance customer experiences, and achieve operational excellence. Join us to be part of a pioneering team that is at the forefront of financial services transformation. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technologies, collaborate with industry experts, and contribute to transformative projects across banking, wealth management, and insurance sectors. If you're passionate about AI and eager to make a significant impact, the Infosys Financial Services unit is the perfect place for you to grow and excel.

In the assigned Job Role of Infrastructure Consultant 3, your Area Of Responsibility will be as below:

• Develop diagnostic tools, establish monitoring protocols, and resolve complex incidents through root cause analysis while ensuring SLA adherence and creating action plans to prevent recurrence
• Conduct detailed IT infrastructure evaluations and due diligence across multiple tracks, identify gaps and risks, and collaborate with stakeholders to recommend tailored enhancements and validate infrastructure details
• Create scalable, secure, and high-performing IT infrastructure solutions
• Optimize deployment processes, ensure environment readiness, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to creation of deployment documentation
• Develop and implement robust change management protocols to minimize risks, analyze proposed changes, and ensure smooth integration of system and technology updates
• Analyze and enhance system performance by implementing advanced monitoring tools, addressing capacity needs, and designing solutions to prevent bottlenecks
• Implement security measures and disaster recovery strategies including risk assessments
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, design and implement automation tools, and evaluate their impact to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Collaborate with multi-vendor and cross-functional teams to ensure project execution and document project activities
• Create specialized knowledge repositories, document methodologies, and drive learning to preserve organizational insights and enhance team efficiency

Your Contribution To The Team

• A focus on innovation and adaptability for integrating new technologies
• Proactive problem-solving to streamline complex requirements
• Sector specific expertise for high quality project delivery
• A strategic mindset to align technical solutions with business goals and market trends
• Proficiency in deployment management, system optimization, and security compliance
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive automation and process improvement.
• Strong communication and documentation skills to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing

Required Skill And Experience

• Experience in Incident handling methodologies — NIST or equivalent framework awareness
• Cyber incident lifecycle understanding — end-to-end awareness from detection to closure
• Cyber Incident Management & Coordination Coordinate across SOC, Incident Response, and business teams.
• Executive communication and reporting — translating technical events into leadership language
• Experience in Regulatory and compliance reporting — experience with governance or oversight reporting obligations
• Stakeholder management — coordinating across IR teams, leadership, vendors, and legal/privacy
• Experience in Documentation discipline — playbook maintenance, runbooks, structured record keeping
• Experience in ITSM tooling — Jira or equivalent incident tracking and workflow platform
• Use Jira for ITSM-based incident tracking. Maintain accurate incident records, status updates, and escalation trails throughout the incident lifecycle.
• ITIL or ITSM process framework experience
• FHFA or financial services regulatory reporting experience
• TTX facilitation or planning experience
• Familiarity with vulnerability management concepts
• Insider threat program awareness
• Experience with third-party risk or vendor incident management

Preferred Skill And Experience

• Case management — Times or equivalent SOAR/workflow automation platform
• Experience and Exposure to Cybersecurity knowledge
• On-Call and Extended Coverage Participate in weekend on-call rotation. During high-severity or lengthy incidents, additional time beyond standard hours may be required. Compensatory time off is provided in return.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• This position may require relocation and/or travel to work/project location.
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role now or in the future.

Additional Details

Estimated annual compensation range for candidate based in the Virginia will be $1,07,010 to $1,39,113

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness , Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

About Us

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

EEO

Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.