Security Operations Lead - SIEM Tools (India)

Roles & Responsibilities : - Lead and manage the Security Operations Center (SOC) function, ensuring 24x7 monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to cybersecurity incidents. - Own the operational security posture by managing threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and security monitoring processes. - Develop and maintain SOC processes, playbooks, escalation procedures, and incident response workflows aligned with industry standards. - Lead a team of security analysts, engineers, and incident responders; provide mentoring, coaching, and performance management. - Monitor and analyze security alerts from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, cloud security platforms, and other security tools. - Drive incident investigations, root cause analysis, containment, remediation, and post-incident reviews. - Manage threat intelligence operations, including identifying emerging threats, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and attack patterns. - Improve SOC maturity through automation, SOAR implementation, process optimization, and operational metrics. - Define and track SOC KPIs/KRIs, including incident response time, detection effectiveness, false positives, and threat trends. - Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, application, and compliance teams to strengthen security controls. - Support security audits, regulatory compliance requirements, and risk assessments. - Ensure alignment with cybersecurity frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK;, and industry best practices. - Coordinate with external vendors, managed security service providers (MSSPs), and incident response partners when required. - Prepare executive-level security reports, dashboards, and risk updates for senior management. Preferred Candidate Profile: - Experience: 815 years of experience in cybersecurity, with significant experience leading SOC operations, incident response, or security monitoring teams. - Proven experience managing a SOC team in an enterprise environment, preferably in UAE/GCC markets. - Strong hands-on experience with: 1. SIEM platforms: Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, IBM QRadar, ArcSight, LogRhythm, or similar 2. EDR/XDR solutions: CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, Palo Alto Cortex, etc. - Threat intelligence and security analytics platforms - Vulnerability management tools - Cloud security monitoring (Azure/AWS/GCP) - Strong understanding of: - Security incident lifecycle management - Threat hunting methodologies - Malware analysis fundamentals - Network security concepts - Identity and access management (IAM) - Security architecture and controls - Experience developing SOC processes, operational procedures, and automation workflows. - Ability to lead investigations involving advanced persistent threats (APTs), phishing, ransomware, and insider threats. - Robust stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate security risks to technical and business leadership. - Experience working with compliance and regulatory requirements such as ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, UAE regulatory frameworks, or similar. Preferred Certifications : - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) - CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) - GIAC certifications (GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, etc.) - OSCP / OSCE - CEH (preferred but not mandatory) - CCSP / Azure Security Engineer / AWS Security Specialty - ISO 27001 Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer .