Senior Consultant, Cyber - Threat Security Operations (SOC, M365 Defender)

Job Description

Senior Consultant, Cyber -Threat Security operations (SOC,M365 Defender), Chennai,India

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NielsenIQ is looking to mature our Cybersecurity Program. To support that effort, we are looking for an experienced Cyber Threat Security Operations Advisor who will be responsible for the operational aspects of the program across all geographies and business units. This Advisor will be responsible for developing and enhancing our current Global Cyber Threat Security Operations. This key role requires experience in security monitoring, investigations, attack simulation and the ability to resolve threats within the environment. In addition will assist with the Incident Response team in resolving security incidents. The candidate is expected to provide recommendations in tuning optimization of security systems, Cyber Threat Security Operations processes, procedures, and policies. The Advisor will have overall accountability for developing new cyber threat detections to detect security threats.

Responsibilities 

• This position interacts with a wide range of stakeholders both within Cybersecurity, Technology and with cross-functional teams, including legal, HR, and product teams. This role has a high impact across the enterprise, and the selected candidate will engage with security, technology, and certain business units to affect change.
• Collaborate with the team to mature the people, process, and technologies present in a 24x7 global cyber threat security operations center and with stakeholders such as cyber engineers to support larger security initiatives, assessments, and resilience testing.
•  Develop a Global Cyber Threat Security Operations framework ensuring continuous maturity, custom Cyber threat detection signatures and phishing attack simulations to be administered globally.
• Define and maintain dashboards and metrics that support Incident Response Program and Cyber Threat Security Operations maturity efforts.
• Foresees and anticipates issues and delays that may occur during the program or programs and puts contingency plans in place as appropriate.
• Continually seek opportunities and recommend improvements to project delivery practices and processes for both Cyber Threat Security Operations and Incident Response program.
• To develop operational procedures which then ensure that all cyber-attacks are minimized, mitigated against, hidden or dynamic.
• To ensure that cyber-attack surfaces should be relatively small-in-size, covertly stored, so that they are stealth in moving towards threat targets and difficult for Cyber Threats to detect and penetrate.
• All cyber-attacks are aggressively detected, mitigated, and countered using countermeasures like Moving-Target Defenses (MTD).

Qualifications

• 3-8 years relevant experience
• Good understanding of cybersecurity incident response, network security, and endpoint monitoring
• Experience in delivering technical solutions from concept, selection, installation, testing and implementation, analytical and problem-solving skills as well as interpersonal skills to interact with customers, team members, and upper management, implementing operational plans, implementing infrastructure, Attack Simulations involving phishing, Information Security principles, practices, technologies, programs and procedures, accompanied by an understanding of risk management methodologies
• Willing to work in Rotational shifts

Additional Information

• Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms. 
• Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family. 
• Plan your future with financial wellness tools. 
• Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities. 

About NIQ

NIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, reveals new pathways to growth for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. With operations in more than 100 countries, NIQ delivers the most complete and clear understanding of consumer buying behavior through an advanced business intelligence platform with integrated predictive analytics. NIQ delivers the Full View. 

NIQ was founded in 1923 and is an Advent International portfolio company. For more information, visit NIQ.com 

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