- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Manager
- Source
- Freshteam
Description
Job Title: Security Operations Manager
Experience: 8-10 years
Location: Chennai [Hybrid]
About the Company:
Our Client is a German-based technology company founded in 2000, offering a high-performance, in-memory, massively parallel processing (MPP) analytics database for data warehousing, business intelligence, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) workloads
Role Overview:
The Security Operations Manager leads and continuously improves security operations across cloud, infrastructure, endpoints, and SaaS environments, with a strong focus on AWS-based environments, incident response, and regulatory aligned security operations. The role owns day-to-day security operations, major incidents, and security initiatives. This role reports directly to the Information Security Lead and focuses on delivering measurable security improvements through projects, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
Improving vulnerability management framework by strengthening triage processes, implementing risk-based prioritization, tracking remediation efforts, and enhancing reporting in line with EU regulatory expectations.
Leading security incident response efforts and serving as the primary escalation point for complex or high-impact incidents, including incident classification, preparation of regulatory notifications, and post-incident reporting aligned with DORA and NIS2 requirements.
Enhancing threat and attack visibility through robust logging, monitoring, and detection capabilities to support regulatory incident reporting timelines.
Driving key security initiatives and programs such as data loss prevention (DLP), penetration testing, and vulnerability remediation to support operational resilience objectives.
Providing strategic technical oversight for the configuration, operation, and continuous improvement of security platforms and tools, including SIEM, EDR/XDR, MDM, and IAM solutions.
Strengthening cloud security, particularly within AWS environments, by applying security best practices and collaborating closely with IT and engineering teams.
Leading threat intelligence activities and evaluating their relevance from a European regulatory and risk-based perspective.
Supporting security architecture reviews and promoting security-by-design principles across systems and applications.
Contributing to governance, risk management, and compliance initiatives, including ISO 27001, DORA, and NIS2.
Leading information security awareness programs, including phishing simulations and employee security training.
Required Skills:
Must-Have:
Strong experience with AWS security services (CloudTrail, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM).
Experience interacting with European regulators or supervisory authorities.
Accountable incident lead experience for EU-regulated incidents.
Hands-on DORA and NIS2 incident handling experience.
Strong SOC / security operations background with SIEM and EDR/XDR.
Experience supporting EU regulatory audits (e.g., ISO 27001).
Ability to translate regulatory requirements into security operations.
Experience with threat intelligence or MITRE ATT&CK.
Strong communication skills.
German language skills are a plus.
Eligibility / Qualifications:
Education: Any Undergraduate (or) Postgraduate
Other Details:
Notice Period: Immediate/ 30 days
Work Type: Full Time and Permanent
