
Information & Cybersec Lead
About the role
Job Summary
Function: Cyber Security – ICC
Location: Noida & Bangalore
Experience: 5–8+ years in Cybersecurity Operations / Incident Response
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead and manage high-severity cybersecurity incidents (P1, P2, P3) across enterprise environments
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Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for end-to-end incident management
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Coordinate with SOC, Incident Response, Infrastructure, and Business teams for unified execution
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Ensure effective collaboration and eliminate duplicate efforts across teams
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Initiate and manage incident bridge calls (war-room / ICC calls)
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Drive clear communication, action tracking, and stakeholder updates throughout the incident lifecycle
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Provide regular status reporting to leadership and key stakeholders
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Drive complete incident response lifecycle:
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Detection & alert validation
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Investigation & analysis
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Containment & isolation
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Eradication & remediation
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Recovery & service restoration
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Ensure adherence to defined SLA timelines, severity classification, and escalation matrix
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Proactively escalate critical issues to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders
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Prepare and deliver incident reports, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and executive summaries
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Maintain accurate, detailed documentation for audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements
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Monitor and oversee security tools such as SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms
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Validate alerts, IOCs, and threat intelligence inputs to support incident response
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Guide teams in forensic analysis, investigation, and threat mitigation activities
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Conduct post-incident reviews and lessons learned sessions
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Identify gaps and drive improvements in detection capabilities, response processes, and playbooks
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Continuously enhance overall incident response maturity and effectiveness
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Willing to work in 24×7 rotational shifts / on-call environment
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Ready to work from base office locations
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Able to handle high-pressure, time-critical incident scenarios
Required Skills:
Strong incident management and crisis leadership
SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel)
EDR/XDR tools (Crowd Strike, Defender)
Log analysis and incident investigation
Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective communication and teamwork
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / IT / Computer Science
Certifications preferred: CEH, Security+, CySA+, CISSP (optional)
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
-
Lead and manage high-severity cybersecurity incidents (P1, P2, P3) across enterprise environments
-
Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for end-to-end incident management
-
Coordinate with SOC, Incident Response, Infrastructure, and Business teams for unified execution
-
Ensure effective collaboration and eliminate duplicate efforts across teams
-
Initiate and manage incident bridge calls (war-room / ICC calls)
-
Drive clear communication, action tracking, and stakeholder updates throughout the incident lifecycle
-
Provide regular status reporting to leadership and key stakeholders
-
Drive complete incident response lifecycle:
-
Detection & alert validation
-
Investigation & analysis
-
Containment & isolation
-
Eradication & remediation
-
Recovery & service restoration
-
Ensure adherence to defined SLA timelines, severity classification, and escalation matrix
-
Proactively escalate critical issues to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders
-
Prepare and deliver incident reports, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and executive summaries
-
Maintain accurate, detailed documentation for audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements
-
Monitor and oversee security tools such as SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms
-
Validate alerts, IOCs, and threat intelligence inputs to support incident response
-
Guide teams in forensic analysis, investigation, and threat mitigation activities
-
Conduct post-incident reviews and lessons learned sessions
-
Identify gaps and drive improvements in detection capabilities, response processes, and playbooks
-
Continuously enhance overall incident response maturity and effectiveness
-
Willing to work in 24×7 rotational shifts / on-call environment
-
Ready to work from base office locations
-
Able to handle high-pressure, time-critical incident scenarios
Required Skills:
Strong incident management and crisis leadership
SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel)
EDR/XDR tools (Crowd Strike, Defender)
Log analysis and incident investigation
Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence:
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective communication and teamwork
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / IT / Computer Science
Certifications preferred: CEH, Security+, CySA+, CISSP (optional)
Skill Requirements
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Other Requirements
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Benefits and perks
•Learning Budget
Required skills
Incident response
Cybersecurity operations
Root cause analysis
SIEM
EDR
SOAR
Stakeholder management
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