ICC - Security Operations Analyst - Cyber Defense | IST Timezone

Location: India, Remote-First
Employment: Full-Time Contract
Duration: 6 months, with potential extension
Language: Fluent English required
Industry: Cybersecurity / Cloud / Enterprise Security

About the Opportunity

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a major international organization for aSecurity Operations Analyst to join a global 24/7 Cybersecurity Operations Centre.

You’ll work with cybersecurity specialists across different regions tomonitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across cloud, endpoint, network, and enterprise environments.

This is a hands-on SOC role for an experienced security professional with strong skills acrosssecurity alert triage, log analysis, SIEM/EDR platforms, and incident response.

What You’ll Do

• Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts acrossSIEM, EDR, Microsoft security tools, and cloud platforms.

• Analyze host and network logs from Windows, Linux, databases, applications, web servers, firewalls, and NIDS/HIDS.

• Investigate suspicious activity and identify potential root causes.

• Support incident response, remediation, and recovery activities.

• Determine appropriate escalation paths and coordinate with relevant cybersecurity teams.

• Work with Incident Response specialists to investigate and manage threats.

• Identify opportunities to improve detection quality and reduce false positives.

• Support security monitoring optimization and whitelist tuning.

• Prepare technical reports, summaries, and security findings.

• Maintain SOC documentation, procedures, and knowledge-base content.

• Contribute to process improvements and operational quality initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of relevant IT/cybersecurity experience.

• Hands-on experience withsecurity alert triage and incident investigation.

• Experience working withSIEM and EDR platforms.

• Strong log analysis skills across Windows/Linux and enterprise infrastructure.

• Deep knowledge ofMicrosoft Security technologies.

• Experience withAzure, AWS, and/or GCP.

• Experience with SIEM platforms such asMicrosoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, or ELK.

• Experience with at least one EDR solution such asMicrosoft Defender for Endpoint or CrowdStrike.

• Knowledge of email security, network monitoring, and incident response.

• Strong Linux, macOS, and Windows knowledge.

• Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Tier-1/Tier-2 Incident Response experience.

• AWS security monitoring experience across IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS environments.

• Scripting experience withPython, PowerShell, Bash, Ruby, or similar.

• Certifications such asSC-200, GCIH, CEH, GCFA, GIAC, CCNA, or MCSE.

• Experience working in a global SOC or distributed cybersecurity team.

Why Join

• Join aglobal 24/7 Security Operations Centre protecting international organizations.

• Work across a broad cybersecurity stack spanningSIEM, EDR, cloud, network, and endpoint security.

• Collaborate with security specialists across different regions and technical disciplines.

• Gain hands-on exposure to real-worldthreat detection and incident response.

• Work remotely while contributing to a globally distributed cybersecurity operation.

Pragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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