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Job description
* Designing, implementing, and maintaining tooling and processes to enhance CLIENTs IT Security posture.
* Advising developers on best practice and security architecture during development
* Conducting security reviews of software prior to release to ensure they meet CLIENTs security requirements.
* Acting as an escalation point for investigation and resolution of events where more junior members of the team require support.
* Creation of SOPs, policies, and procedures relating to our Information Security practices.
* Assist in reviewing and mitigation of vulnerability assessments, penetrations tests and security audits and working with IT to mitigate any identified risks.
* Assessment of vulnerabilities to identify the potential impact to CLIENT.
* Keep up to date with the latest Cyber Security Trends and Updates
Skills & Ability
* An analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
* High attention to detail
* Security Detection and Monitoring
* Incident Response
* SIEM tools (Azure Sentinel)
* Vulnerability Management
* Secure Software Development
Knowledge & Experience
* 1+ Years previous experience working within the Cyber Security industry.
* Working knowledge of Windows & Active Directory (Inc Azure Active Directory)
* Hands on working with Office 365 and Azure
* Networking, including TCP/IP and other common protocols.
* Use of SASE including Cato preferred but not essential.
* Experience in cyber forensics preferred but not essential.
* Working knowledge of security standards and frameworks
* Any Microsoft certification would be a bonus, but not essential.
Qualification
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Investigate and resolve escalated advanced security incidents
Collect forensic data, analyze root causes, restore systems, and lead containment, eradication, and recovery
Conduct post-incident reviews to identify and fix gaps
Mentor L1 analysts on investigations, escalation, and threat mitigation
Lead SOC knowledge sharing and review escalated cases for proper triage and analysis
Collaborate with IT, engineering, and compliance to improve workflows and response plans
Develop training materials and maintain SOC knowledge base aligned with best practices
Tune detection tools to improve accuracy and reduce false positives
Manage complex tuning requests and refine detection logic
Conduct threat hunting on hosts, domains, and networks
Use threat intelligence to identify and counter emerging threats
Develop detection rules for network and host threats
Expand coverage using IOAs and IOCs
Manage SIEM, EDR, XDR, scanners, firewalls, and email gateways
Stay updated on threats and mitigation
Participate in red/blue team exercises
Create detailed reports on incidents, threats, and SOC performance
Present briefings to stakeholders
Ensure documentation is thorough and shared
Maintain 24/7 SOC readiness
Escalate complex events, guide junior analysts, and improve workflows and detection
Skills and Abilities
Strong knowledge of security frameworks, MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM, EDR, XDR, scanners, firewalls, IDS/IPS
Skilled in log analysis, forensics, and event correlation
Analyze malicious activity across endpoints, networks, and cloud
Excellent problem-solving, communication, multitasking, and adaptability under pressure
Knowledge and Experience
3+ years SOC or cybersecurity experience
Bachelors in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related, or equivalent experience
Certifications like CompTIA CASP+, Pentest+, eCTHP, BTL2, GCIH preferred
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About Virtusa
Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.
Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.
Virtusa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview. All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.
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