Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cyber Security Analyst L3 to join Wipro Technologies' Cyber Defense team within the CISS - CRS practice. This role is pivotal in managing advanced security operations, responding to sophisticated cyber threats, and ensuring the organization's digital assets remain secure against evolving cyber risks.
Responsibilities
- Lead and orchestrate complex security incident responses
- ensuring timely identification
- investigation
- and remediation of threats across enterprise environments.
- Utilize and optimize Microsoft Threat Protection and other state-of-the-art cybersecurity technologies to enhance detection
- prevention
- and response capabilities.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to provide expert guidance on cybersecurity risks
- controls
- and best practices.
- Drive continuous improvements in SOC processes
- SIEM and SOAR platform integrations
- including the development and refinement of automation playbooks.
- Perform deep-dive forensic analysis and threat hunting activities to proactively uncover potential vulnerabilities and emerging threats within the network.
- Contribute to compliance by aligning operations with industry standards and frameworks
- such as ISO 27001
- NIST
- and MITRE ATT&CK
- ensuring risk mitigation efforts meet organizational and regulatory requirements.
- Mentor and support junior analyst teams (L1 and L2)
- fostering a culture of learning
- collaboration
- and excellence in security operations.
- Prepare comprehensive incident reports
- metrics dashboards
- and present security findings to senior management clearly and effectively.
- Participate in on-call rotations ensuring 24/7 SOC coverage and rapid incident escalation responses.
- Support disaster recovery planning and contribute to security awareness initiatives to empower employees with cybersecurity best practices.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5-8 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity analysis with a focus on incident response
- digital forensics
- and threat hunting within large-scale environments.
- Extensive experience working with Microsoft Threat Protection
- along with proficiency in SIEM platforms such as Sentinel
- Splunk
- or QRadar.
- Strong knowledge of EDR/XDR solutions
- including Defender and CrowdStrike
- and cloud security operations across Microsoft Azure
- AWS
- and Google Cloud Platform.
- Proven ability to analyze complex attack vectors
- identify root causes
- and recommend actionable security improvements.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills to effectively coordinate with technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks (ISO 27001
- NIST
- MITRE ATT&CK) and security auditing standards.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset towards emerging cyber threats and innovative mitigation strategies.
- Preferred Certifications: CISSP
- CISM
- GCIH
- GCIA
- GCFA
- Microsoft Security Certifications (SC-Series)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or equivalent professional credentials.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Threat Protection tools and platforms is essential for success in this role.