Security Operations Analyst
Posted 25 Sep 2026
Advertised as “ICC - Security Operations Analyst - Cyber Defense | IST Timezone”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsSC-200, GCIH, CEH, GCFA, GIAC, CCNA, MCSE
Location: India, Remote-First
Employment: Full-Time Contract
Duration: 6 months, with potential extension
Language: Fluent English required
Industry: Cybersecurity / Cloud / Enterprise Security
About the Opportunity
Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a major international organization for a Security Operations Analyst to join a global 24/7 Cybersecurity Operations Centre.
You’ll work with cybersecurity specialists across different regions to monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across cloud, endpoint, network, and enterprise environments.
This is a hands-on SOC role for an experienced security professional with strong skills across security alert triage, log analysis, SIEM/EDR platforms, and incident response.
What You’ll Do
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Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts across SIEM, EDR, Microsoft security tools, and cloud platforms.
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Analyze host and network logs from Windows, Linux, databases, applications, web servers, firewalls, and NIDS/HIDS.
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Investigate suspicious activity and identify potential root causes.
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Support incident response, remediation, and recovery activities.
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Determine appropriate escalation paths and coordinate with relevant cybersecurity teams.
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Work with Incident Response specialists to investigate and manage threats.
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Identify opportunities to improve detection quality and reduce false positives.
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Support security monitoring optimization and whitelist tuning.
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Prepare technical reports, summaries, and security findings.
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Maintain SOC documentation, procedures, and knowledge-base content.
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Contribute to process improvements and operational quality initiatives.
What We’re Looking For
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5+ years of relevant IT/cybersecurity experience.
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Hands-on experience with security alert triage and incident investigation.
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Experience working with SIEM and EDR platforms.