Appen announced job vacancy for the post of IT Security Analyst. The place of posting will be at Remote (Work from Home). Candidates who have completed Bachelor’s Degree with1–3 years’ experience in a security operations or security analyst role are eligible to apply. More details about qualifications, job description and roles & responsibilities are as follows
Company Overview
| Name of the Company | Appen |
| Required Qualifications | Graduate |
| Skills | Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel and Entra ID |
| Category | Cybersecurity |
| Work Type | Remote |
The IT Security Analyst protects the organization’s information assets by operating and improving their security controls. The role owns security operations across Microsoft Defender, leads incident response, maintains ISO 27001 documentation, and drives identity, access and patch management.
Job Details
Θ Positions: IT Security Analyst
Θ Job Location: Remote (Work from Home) – India
Θ Salary: ₹5L–9L per year (CTC)
Θ Job Type: Full Time
Θ Requisition ID: NA
Roles and Responsibilities:
- SOC & Alert Management: Monitor, triage and resolve alerts in Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel; tune detections to reduce false positives and improve response times.
- Incident Response: Lead incidents end-to-end (containment, eradication, recovery, lessons learned); maintain the Incident Response Plan and playbooks.
- ISO 27001: Maintain ISMS policies, risk register and audit evidence; support internal and external audits and close findings.
- IAM & Access Reviews: Administer Entra ID (Conditional Access, MFA); run quarterly user and privileged access reviews and enforce least privilege.
- PAM: Operate the Privileged Access Management solution, including PIM and break-glass accounts.
- Patch & Vulnerability Management: Own vulnerability remediation and monthly patch cycles; report compliance against SLAs.
- Cost Optimisation: Manage security licences and Sentinel log ingestion to optimise cost without reducing coverage.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 1–3 years’ experience in a security operations or security analyst role.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel and Entra ID.
- Experience leading security incidents and producing incident reports.
- Working knowledge of ISO 27001 controls and audit processes.
- Experience with IAM, access reviews, PAM and patch management.
- Proficiency with KQL and PowerShell or Python.
- Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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