Project Role: Security Managed Services Practitioner

Project Role Description: Deliver and manage security services across client environments to ensure protection, compliance, and operational resilience.

Must have skills: Accenture Mx

DR Ops Security Threat Analysis:

Good to have skills: NA

Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required

Educational Qualification: 15 years full time education

Summary:

As a Senior Security Analyst, you will perform security threat analysis and investigations, design and implement detection engineering solutions, and develop training materials and documentation to enhance the organization s security posture

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Networking Fundamentals, device integration and troubleshooting, security threat analysis and EDR investigation skills, rule writing and playbook creation
• Work as part of a global security analysis team that works 24/7 on rotational shift
• Handling tunings, customer requests, escalations, reporting, training, etc.
• Life cycle management of the SIEM (Onboarding, Break-fix, Patching, Live update etc)
• Adhering to SOPs and notify customers on log flow/log format issues
• Incident analysis, deep dive threat hunting and investigation and root cause analysis
• Creation of detection rules, testing and implementation
• Evaluation of client detection requirements, gap analysis, fine tuning
• Playbook creation for automation and integration with SOAR requirements
• Document best practices and writing KB articles
• Identify opportunities for process improvements

Professional & Technical Skills:

• Experience in SOC Operations with customer-facing responsibilities
• Deep understanding on cyber security fundamentals, security devices, network defense concepts and threat landscape
• Hands-on experience in SIEM, SOAR and threat hunting tools
• Hands-on experience in creation of detection rules, playbooks for automation and response actions
• Desirable knowledge in any scripting language and EDR products
• Strong threat hunting and investigation skills and root cause analysis
• Knowledge on networking, Linux and security concepts
• Knowledge with security devices such as Firewall, DS/IPS, EDR, UTM, Proxy, Cloud solutions, etc.
• Knowledge on log collection mechanisms such as Syslog, Log file, DB & API
• Preferable certifications – GCIA, GCFA
• Passion for cyber security, learning, and knowledge sharing
• Strong Verbal & written communication skills
• Proven customer service skills, problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle high pressure situations
• Consistently exhibit high levels of teamwork

Additional Information:

• Good to have skills : Network Security (Firewall, IDS/IPS, Endpoint AV, EDR etc.), scripting

• The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Accenture MxDR Ops Security Threat Analysis.

• This position is based at our Chennai office.

• A 15 years full time education is required.

15 years full time education

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