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We work closely with technology, risk, compliance, internal audit and business leaders to reduce cyber risk to acceptable levels.\nWe are looking for an Information Security Engineer to help grow and mature our Security Operations Centre, which runs on EDR, SIEM, SOAR, CSPM, IAM, firewalls, NIDS/NIPS and a range of other security controls. Alongside SOC work, you will play a central role in supporting IMC's regulatory obligations in India, preparing evidence and coordinating the cyber and systems audits that come with operating in this market.\nWe offer an environment that lets you broaden and deepen your information security knowledge, with access to advanced security technology, frequent training and a culture of knowledge sharing. As you gain experience with our existing SOC technology and processes, you will be given considerable freedom to mature the function through your own initiatives.\nYour Core Responsibilities: \nAnalyse security logs, alerts and reported events, and respond to or assist with the remediation of incidents.\n\nHunt for potential compromise across the infrastructure using a range of threat intelligence sources.\n\nReport discovered vulnerabilities to technology owners and recommend remediation steps.\n\nSupport and improve technical security controls.\n\nLeverage automation and orchestration to remove repetitive manual work.\n\nApply AI-assisted tooling to alert triage, event summarisation and investigation workflows, with a pragmatic view of its limitations.\n\nDevelop reporting that measures the effectiveness of security controls.\n\nDevelop and improve incident response playbooks.\n\nSupport regulatory and assurance audits: prepare evidence, coordinate with auditors and track observations through to closure.\n\nYour Skills and Experience: \nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\n\nA self-starter with a genuine passion for cybersecurity.\n\nPrevious SOC experience, and/or 3+ years of hands-on experience in an enterprise IT environment managing endpoints and applications on-premises or in the cloud.\n\nExposure to security controls such as identity and access management, vulnerability management, and endpoint detection and response.\n\nWorking knowledge of - or a strong willingness to learn - the Indian regulatory cybersecurity landscape: SEBI CSCRF, exchange circulars (NSE/BSE/MCX) and CERT-In directions, along with familiarity with ISO 27001 and the NIST CSF on which CSCRF is modelled.\n\nExperience supporting audits (cyber audit, systems audit, VAPT, ISO or SOC 2 assessments) - evidence preparation, auditor coordination and observation remediation - is a strong plus.\n\nAutomation using basic coding skills or low-code / no-code tools.\n\nAwareness of AI and machine learning applications in security operations is a plus; hands-on experience with AI-assisted security tooling or LLM-based workflows is highly regarded.\n\nUnderstanding of common attack techniques and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.\n\nStrong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into audit-ready evidence and regulator-facing reports.\n\nRelevant tertiary and/or security qualifications are a plus - for example a Bachelor's degree in information systems or computer science, CompTIA Security+, Certified in Cybersecurity (CC), CEH, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer. 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