Security Analyst

About the Company

Coforge is a global technology services firm that helps organizations modernize and transform using deep industry knowledge together with AI, cloud, and insight-led solutions. The company focuses on a select set of industries and delivers platforms and services that support business-critical operations worldwide. It employs more than 25,000 technology and process professionals and is committed to equal opportunity hiring.

Role Overview

This position is for a Level 1 Security Analyst working in a Security Operations Center. The role centers on rapid event triage, incident identification, and first-line investigation using SOC tools and logs. The analyst will support monitoring activities across infrastructure, cloud, identity, endpoint, and network environments, and will escalate issues when deeper analysis is needed.

Core Responsibilities

• Review and assess security events quickly using SOC triage and response playbooks.
• Investigate and classify alerts from sources such as firewalls, network devices, servers, end-user systems, threat intelligence platforms, web proxies, application logs, web application firewalls, IAM systems, cloud and hybrid infrastructure platforms, antivirus tools, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Watch incoming event queues for signs of possible security incidents.
• Carry out initial analysis of suspicious activity and decide whether to escalate or close the alert.
• Track SOC ticketing or email queues for incident reports from external parties and internal users.
• Maintain shift logs with accurate notes on incidents, actions taken, and notable findings.
• Document investigation outcomes clearly so they can be handed over to Level 2 analysts for final analysis.
• Keep SOC collaboration tools updated with process changes, procedure updates, daily intelligence reports, and prior shift notes.
• Research emerging threats, attack techniques, and exploit trends to support threat awareness.
• Handle additional monitoring-related duties as defined in the console monitoring procedure.
• Send emergency alerts and warnings to the relevant stakeholders, departments, and SOC teams as required.

Requirements

• B.E., B.Tech, or MCA qualification.
• Certified with an OEM certification, Certified SOC Analyst (CSA) from EC-Council, or CompTIA CySA+.
• At least 3 years of total professional experience.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant hands-on experience in incident monitoring within a SOC environment.

Additional Information

The opening is based in Ahmedabad, India. The compensation range listed for this role is INR 5,00,000 to 8,00,000 per year.

About the Employer

Coforge is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants from all backgrounds without discrimination based on race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.