Security Incident Response Analyst (IT)

Location - Gurugram (On Site)

Responsibilities​

• Respond to and investigate security incidents across endpoint, identity, email, cloud, and network environments​

• Perform in-depth technical investigations to determine root cause, scope, and impact of security events​

• Execute proactive threat hunting activities to detect potential risks before escalation​

• Assess and report impact, including exposure of sensitive data (e.g. PII), and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders​

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure effective containment, mitigation, and recovery during incidents​

• Contribute to continuous improvement of incident response processes, detection quality, and documentation​
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Your profile​

As a person, you remain calm and structured under pressure and are comfortable making decisions in time-critical situations. You are analytical by nature, with strong attention to detail, and you take ownership of your work. You thrive in collaborative environments, communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and are motivated by continuously improving both yourself and the processes around you.​

You are proactive and curious, with a strong interest in staying up to date with the latest threat landscape and security developments. You are comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, and you contribute positively to a shared goal of supporting a strong security posture.​

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It will be an advantage if you have experience or knowledge within some of the following areas:​

• Minimum 5 years of experience in information security, with significant exposure to incident response or security operations​

• Hands-on experience in investigating security incidents and performing root cause analysis​

• Experience working with enterprise security technologies such as identity systems, endpoint protection, and monitoring platforms​

• Understanding of threat hunting techniques and incident lifecycle processes​

• Experience assessing and handling sensitive data exposure during investigations​

• Strong communication skills with the ability to document and report technical findings clearly​

• Relevant certifications or interest in pursuing certifications within cyber security​

• Experience working with cloud environments or managed security service providers​

• Exposure to automation or modern security capabilities, including AI-assisted analysis, is considered an advantage​

• Experience working in or with an MSSP or managing MSSP governance and escalation models.