Lead Security Analyst
Virtusa.com
Office
1
Full Time
Lead Security Analyst - (CREQ230958)
* Designing, implementing, and maintaining tooling and processes to enhance CLIENTs IT Security posture.
* Advising developers on best practice and security architecture during development
* Conducting security reviews of software prior to release to ensure they meet CLIENTs security requirements.
* Acting as an escalation point for investigation and resolution of events where more junior members of the team require support.
* Creation of SOPs, policies, and procedures relating to our Information Security practices.
* Assist in reviewing and mitigation of vulnerability assessments, penetrations tests and security audits and working with IT to mitigate any identified risks.
* Assessment of vulnerabilities to identify the potential impact to CLIENT.
* Keep up to date with the latest Cyber Security Trends and Updates
* Support incident management by reviewing reported issues to assess their risk and urgency, and serve as an escalation point for junior team members, ensuring timely and effective resolution
Skills & Ability
* An analytical thinker with excellent problem solving skills
* High attention to detail
* Able to act as a team leader and point of escalation for less experienced team members.
* Security Detection and Monitoring
* Incident Response
* SIEM tools (Azure Sentinel)
* Vulnerability Management
* Secure software Development
Knowledge & Experience
* 8+ years of experience including 4+ years of experience in Cyber Security industry
* Working knowledge of Windows & Active Directory (Inc Azure Active Directory)
* Hands on working with Office 365 and Azure
* Networking, including TCP/IP and other common protocols.
* Use of SASE including Cato preferred but not essential.
* Working knowledge of security standards and frameworks
* Any Microsoft certification would be a bonus, but not essential.
Description
Key responsibilities & Accountabilities* Designing, implementing, and maintaining tooling and processes to enhance CLIENTs IT Security posture.
* Advising developers on best practice and security architecture during development
* Conducting security reviews of software prior to release to ensure they meet CLIENTs security requirements.
* Acting as an escalation point for investigation and resolution of events where more junior members of the team require support.
* Creation of SOPs, policies, and procedures relating to our Information Security practices.
* Assist in reviewing and mitigation of vulnerability assessments, penetrations tests and security audits and working with IT to mitigate any identified risks.
* Assessment of vulnerabilities to identify the potential impact to CLIENT.
* Keep up to date with the latest Cyber Security Trends and Updates
* Support incident management by reviewing reported issues to assess their risk and urgency, and serve as an escalation point for junior team members, ensuring timely and effective resolution
Skills & Ability
* An analytical thinker with excellent problem solving skills
* High attention to detail
* Able to act as a team leader and point of escalation for less experienced team members.
* Security Detection and Monitoring
* Incident Response
* SIEM tools (Azure Sentinel)
* Vulnerability Management
* Secure software Development
Knowledge & Experience
* 8+ years of experience including 4+ years of experience in Cyber Security industry
* Working knowledge of Windows & Active Directory (Inc Azure Active Directory)
* Hands on working with Office 365 and Azure
* Networking, including TCP/IP and other common protocols.
* Use of SASE including Cato preferred but not essential.
* Working knowledge of security standards and frameworks
* Any Microsoft certification would be a bonus, but not essential.
Primary Location
: LK-1-ColomboSchedule
: Full TimeEmployee Status
: Individual ContributorJob Type
: ExperiencedTravel
: NoJob Posting
: 07/10/2025, 12:35:24 PMLead Security Analyst
Office
1
Full Time
October 7, 2025