SOC Analyst

Accendra Health is seeking a vigilant SOC Analyst in Pune to monitor and respond to cybersecurity threats. This role involves the critical review, triage, and response to escalated cybersecurity alerts and incidents within a 24x7 shift environment, requiring availability across all shifts, including weekdays, weekends, and holidays. The position offers a hybrid work model in Pune and requires over 5 years of experience, with proven expertise in SIEM and EDR tools, as well as general SOC or cybersecurity experience. Essential functions include conducting in-depth investigations of security events, managing incident remediation with IT teams, collaborating with SIEM engineers and Threat Hunters, maintaining comprehensive knowledge of the IT environment, training junior analysts, and ensuring Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for incident response and remediation are met.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed investigations of escalated security events, incorporating context from various tools and data sources.
• Manage and oversee the resolution of incident remediations with relevant IT teams.
• Collaborate with SIEM engineers and Threat Hunters to optimize SOC processes and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the IT environment, including network diagrams, configuration and asset databases, and procedural documentation.
• Train and mentor junior SOC Analysts on job processes and procedures.
• Monitor incident tickets to ensure timely response and remediation in line with SLOs.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years of experience investigating security events, identifying threats, and remediating risks in large, complex environments.
• One year of experience managing incidents and tickets within an ITSM platform, ensuring adherence to SLAs/SLOs.
• Demonstrated experience in the use and management of SIEM products.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, ports, and protocols.
• Proficient knowledge of Windows and Linux/Unix platforms, including networking, filesystems, process execution, auditing, and logging.
• Solid understanding of security technologies such as Antivirus, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Firewalls, Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Web Proxies, and Authentication Services.
• Awareness of emerging security threats and their potential impact on client networks.
• Ability to investigate and validate threat indicators and implement containment and remediation strategies.
• Capability to prioritize multiple concurrent tasks effectively.
• Skill in reading and interpreting system log activity and security events.
• Ability to guide and mentor junior SOC analysts.

To Apply:

Interested candidates are requested to share their updated CV with Khaleda.banu@accendra.com, including the following details:

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