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IT Security Analyst - India

🕒 4 days ago
Microsoft Defender XDRMicrosoft SentinelEntra IDIncident Response
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📜 Description

  • Monitor and resolve Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel alerts; tune detections to reduce false positives and improve response times.
  • Lead incident response from containment through recovery and lessons learned; maintain response plans and playbooks.
  • Maintain ISMS policies, risk registers, and audit evidence; support audits and close findings.
  • Administer Entra ID, conduct quarterly user and privileged access reviews, and enforce least privilege.
  • Operate privileged access management and manage vulnerability remediation and monthly patch cycles.
  • Manage security licences and Sentinel log ingestion to optimise costs without reducing coverage.

🛠️ Requirements

  • 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.
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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, lessons
    learned); maintain the Incident Response Plan and playbooks.
  • ISO 27001: Maintain ISMS policies, risk register and audit evidence; support internal and
    external audits and close findings.
  • IAM & Access Reviews: Administer Entra ID (Conditional Access, MFA); run quarterly user and
    privileged access reviews and enforce least privilege.
  • PAM: Operate the Privileged Access Management solution, including PIM and break-glass
    accounts.
  • 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 cost
    without 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)
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