Security Analyst (Cyber Defense Analyst)
- Role
- Security
- Employment
- Full-time
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Cyber Defense Analyst needed for AHEAD's Corporate Security team. Responsibilities include monitoring, triaging, investigating, and reporting on security events, supporting incident response, and improving detections. Requires strong analytical, communication, and QA skills, with comfort in a fast-paced security environment.
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
AHEAD is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst to join the AHEAD Corporate Security Cyber Defense team. This position contributes to the successful delivery of AHEAD’s information security program in order to assure AHEAD stakeholders of strong operating controls and effective defensive capabilities. The Cyber Defense Analyst is responsible for monitoring, triaging, investigating, and reporting on security events across the enterprise. A typical day will include reviewing and remediating alerts in our security platforms, supporting incident response activities, improving detections, and working on information security-related projects that strengthen AHEAD’s overall security posture. Reporting directly to Corporate Security leadership, the ideal candidate must be a professional, collaborative team player that is comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization. Applicants should possess strong analytical, communication, follow-up and quality assurance skills, along with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced security environment.
What you'll do
- Monitoring, triaging, investigating, and reporting on security events across the enterprise.
- Reviewing and remediating alerts in our security platforms.
- Supporting incident response activities.
- Improving detections.
- Working on information security-related projects that strengthen AHEAD’s overall security posture.
What they require
- Applicants should possess strong analytical, communication, follow-up and quality assurance skills, along with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced security environment.
- The ideal candidate must be a professional, collaborative team player that is comfortable working with people at all levels of the organization.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents
- Paid time off and company holidays, along with additional leave benefits as per policy
- Flexible work arrangements, supporting work-life balance
- Learning and development opportunities to support continuous growth and upskilling
- Employee wellness initiatives and programs focused on physical and mental well-being
- Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations
- Inclusive and people-first culture, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership