Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Role Description

The Cybersecurity Engineer will play a critical role in strengthening and operating the client’s security operations program, with strong emphasis on Fortinet firewall administration , ISO 27001 compliance , continuous monitoring using Wazuh SIEM , and end-to-end Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT). The role ensures a multi-layered, proactive security posture across infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.

While Security Operations is the primary responsibility, the engineer will also support secure SDLC activities such as code reviews and SAST . AI automation and agent workflows are optional and treated as low-priority support functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize Fortinet Firewall (FortiGate) including firewall rules, VPNs, IPS / IDS, routing, logging, and continuous monitoring.
• Maintain and monitor Wazuh SIEM for log collection, correlation rules, dashboards, threat detection, and incident response workflows.
• Perform real-time monitoring, alert triage, incident analysis, and escalation.
• Conduct internal / external VAPT assessments across network, applications, APIs, and cloud workloads.
• Manage endpoint protection, anti-malware, and host-based intrusion detection.
• Perform continuous infrastructure hardening for servers, endpoints, and network devices.
• Lead root-cause analysis for incidents and ensure long-term corrective actions are implemented.
• Perform scheduled vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and exploit verification.
• Track and prioritize vulnerabilities using a structured risk-based approach and collaborate with engineering teams for timely remediation.
• Review cloud security configurations (AWS / Azure / GCP), container security, and API security.
• Implement and maintain ISO 27001 : 2022 controls specifically related to Operations Security, Network Controls, Access Control, Logging & Monitoring, Backup, and Secure Configuration.
• Prepare audit-ready evidence and documentation for internal / external ISMS audits.
• Conduct periodic user access reviews, privilege reviews, and ensure enforcement of least-privilege principles.
• Execute SAST security reviews, dependency scans, and basic secure code assessments during development.
• Integrate security checks into CI / CD pipelines (GitLab / GitHub Actions / Jenkins).
• Support developers with secure coding guidance and review of critical code blocks.
• Maintain DAST / SCA scans for production and pre-release environments.
• Assist in building optional n8n / Flowise automation workflows for evidence collection, access reviews, or recurring SOC tasks.

Qualifications