Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations
Senior individual-contributor role in Chennai leading cyber security operations: driving security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution, while setting standards and mentoring through influence. Requires 4-9 years of experience and knowledge of SIEM, incident response, and vulnerability management.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chennai City Corporation, India
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, or a related discipline
- 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in cyber security operations or a closely related discipline
- Experience with security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution
- Experience leading complex initiatives and influencing decisions without direct authority
- Knowledge of SIEM, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, security operations, and automation
- Experience collaborating across business and technology teams
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a related technical or business field
- Advanced knowledge of SIEM, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, security operations, and automation
- Experience with enterprise-scale cloud, data, digital, retail, pharmacy, healthcare, or customer technology environments
- Experience working with global teams, managed service partners, or distributed delivery models
- Relevant industry, cloud, agile, product, architecture, data, security, design, or technology certifications
Full description
Job Summary - Job Description (Internal)
Job Summary - Job Advert (External)
The Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations is an advanced individual contributor who provides technical or functional leadership across cyber security operations. This role leads complex work spanning security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution, establishes direction and standards, resolves high-impact challenges, and influences cross-functional outcomes without direct people-management accountability.
DU Tech is looking for a Senior Associate, Cyber Security Operations to provide advanced expertise and individual-contributor leadership across cyber security operations. This role will lead complex work, shape solution direction, mentor others through influence, and partner across teams to deliver reliable, scalable, secure, and measurable outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
Delivery & Execution
- Lead complex cyber security operations initiatives and provide advanced subject-matter expertise.
- Define or improve approaches, standards, and reusable patterns spanning security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution.
- Translate enterprise priorities into technical or functional direction and high-impact deliverables.
- Lead reviews and resolve complex risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
- Drive quality, security, privacy, reliability, automation, reuse, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a trusted expert during critical delivery or operational issues.
Support & Enablement
- Influence product, business, architecture, security, data, and technology stakeholders without direct authority.
- Mentor practitioners and strengthen capability through reviews, standards, and knowledge sharing.
- Communicate direction, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to leadership and technical audiences.
- Stay current on emerging practices and relevant industry developments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, or a related discipline
- 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in cyber security operations or a closely related discipline
- Experience with security monitoring, incident response, threat detection, investigations, vulnerability operations, and control execution
- Experience leading complex initiatives and influencing decisions without direct authority