Information Security Analyst- Urgent-Thane

Job Description – Information Security Analyst (Defensive Security)

Location :

Thane, Maharashtra, India (On-site)

Employment Type : Third-Party Payroll

Location - Thane

Client- Aditya Birla Group

Role summary

We are seeking a hands-on SOC Infra Security Engineer to operate, maintain, govern perimeter and endpoint security technologies (NGFW, EDR, DLP, Secure Proxy, VPN, IPS / IDS and policy automation). This is an operational role you will drive day-to-day activities, tune controls, enforce policies, support incident response, and work under the direction of the SOC Infra Security manager to ensure stable and secure service delivery.

Key responsibilities

Operate and monitor perimeter and endpoint security tools (NGFW, EDR, DLP, Secure Proxy, VPN, IPS / IDS).

Implement and validate routine firewall / NGFW rule changes and access requests following change governance.

Support periodic audits and compliance requests by providing logs, reports and evidence of controls.

Perform periodic rule reviews and housekeeping to remove obsolete or risky rules (under guidance).

Tune EDR / DLP / IPS detections to reduce false positives and improve signal-to-noise.

Ability to present updates and respond to business queries during weekly and monthly review calls with stakeholders and management.

Maintain and operate security policy automation / configuration management tools (apply templates, run validations, assist in automation workflows).

Maintain runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and accurate configuration documentation.

Coordinate with network, cloud and vendor teams for troubleshooting, deployments, and capacity or outage escalations.

Participate in patching / upgrade activities for security appliances and validate postpatch functionality.

Assist in PoC of new security features and capture functional feedback.

Participate in on-call rotation and provide timely updates during incidents.

Provide guidance to junior operators and share knowledge on tooling and playbooks.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Security certifications preferred :

CISSP, CISM, CEH, CCNA Security, or equivalent

Good to Have

Exposure to

cloud security

(AWS / Azure security controls).

Familiarity with

data security solutions

and

web security platforms

Experience working with

global SOC operations