Information & Cybersec Lead
India
Job Description
Information & Cybersec Lead
Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

Job Summary

Function: Cyber Security – ICC

Location: Noida & Bangalore

Experience: 5–8+ years in Cybersecurity Operations / Incident Response

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage high-severity cybersecurity incidents (P1, P2, P3) across enterprise environments
  • Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for end-to-end incident management
  • Coordinate with SOC, Incident Response, Infrastructure, and Business teams for unified execution
  • Ensure effective collaboration and eliminate duplicate efforts across teams
  • Initiate and manage incident bridge calls (war-room / ICC calls)
  • Drive clear communication, action tracking, and stakeholder updates throughout the incident lifecycle
  • Provide regular status reporting to leadership and key stakeholders
  • Drive complete incident response lifecycle:
    • Detection & alert validation
    • Investigation & analysis
    • Containment & isolation
    • Eradication & remediation
    • Recovery & service restoration
  • Ensure adherence to defined SLA timelines, severity classification, and escalation matrix
  • Proactively escalate critical issues to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders
  • Prepare and deliver incident reports, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and executive summaries
  • Maintain accurate, detailed documentation for audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements
  • Monitor and oversee security tools such as SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms
  • Validate alerts, IOCs, and threat intelligence inputs to support incident response
  • Guide teams in forensic analysis, investigation, and threat mitigation activities
  • Conduct post-incident reviews and lessons learned sessions
  • Identify gaps and drive improvements in detection capabilities, response processes, and playbooks
  • Continuously enhance overall incident response maturity and effectiveness
  • Willing to work in 24×7 rotational shifts / on-call environment
  • Ready to work from base office locations
  • Able to handle high-pressure, time-critical incident scenarios

 

Required Skills:

Strong incident management and crisis leadership

SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel)

EDR/XDR tools (CrowdStrike, Defender)

Log analysis and incident investigation

Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Effective communication and teamwork

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / IT / Computer Science

Certifications preferred: CEH, Security+, CySA+, CISSP (optional)

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage high-severity cybersecurity incidents (P1, P2, P3) across enterprise environments
  • Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for end-to-end incident management
  • Coordinate with SOC, Incident Response, Infrastructure, and Business teams for unified execution
  • Ensure effective collaboration and eliminate duplicate efforts across teams
  • Initiate and manage incident bridge calls (war-room / ICC calls)
  • Drive clear communication, action tracking, and stakeholder updates throughout the incident lifecycle
  • Provide regular status reporting to leadership and key stakeholders
  • Drive complete incident response lifecycle:
    • Detection & alert validation
    • Investigation & analysis
    • Containment & isolation
    • Eradication & remediation
    • Recovery & service restoration
  • Ensure adherence to defined SLA timelines, severity classification, and escalation matrix
  • Proactively escalate critical issues to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders
  • Prepare and deliver incident reports, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and executive summaries
  • Maintain accurate, detailed documentation for audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements
  • Monitor and oversee security tools such as SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms
  • Validate alerts, IOCs, and threat intelligence inputs to support incident response
  • Guide teams in forensic analysis, investigation, and threat mitigation activities
  • Conduct post-incident reviews and lessons learned sessions
  • Identify gaps and drive improvements in detection capabilities, response processes, and playbooks
  • Continuously enhance overall incident response maturity and effectiveness
  • Willing to work in 24×7 rotational shifts / on-call environment
  • Ready to work from base office locations
  • Able to handle high-pressure, time-critical incident scenarios

 

Required Skills:

Strong incident management and crisis leadership

SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel)

EDR/XDR tools (CrowdStrike, Defender)

Log analysis and incident investigation

Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Effective communication and teamwork

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity / IT / Computer Science

Certifications preferred: CEH, Security+, CySA+, CISSP (optional)

Skill Requirements

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Other Requirements

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