BENGALURU · FULLTIME
Lead Information Security Analyst (Individual Contributor)
Applied Materials
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About this role
Job Summary
The Lead Information Security Analyst is a senior, hands-on security operations professional who directs the day-to-day work of threat detection, alert triage, and incident response within the Security Operations Center (SOC). The role combines deep technical expertise with technical and shift leadership to ensure consistent analyst performance, high-quality investigations, and reliable operational outcomes.
Location: Bangalore, IND
Core Responsibilities - Lead alert triage and event analysis across SIEM, EDR/XDR, cloud, and identity telemetry; manage alert queues, escalations, and SLAs.
- Investigate and contain complex, high-severity incidents (Tier 2/3) as technical lead or incident commander, maintaining high-quality case management and stakeholder communication.
- Develop and tune detection content, produce IOCs/IOAs, and support threat hunting mapped to MITRE ATTCK to improve coverage and reduce false positives.
- Operate and improve SOC tooling and automation (SIEM/SOAR), maintain metrics and dashboards, and support vulnerability remediation and cloud/on-prem reviews.
- Uphold security standards, compliance, and audit requirements, and mentor analysts while driving awareness, training, and post-incident improvements.
- Strong, hands-on expertise in SOC operations, SIEM/SOAR, EDR/XDR, and the incident response lifecycle (NIST SP 800-61).
- Proficiency in event/log correlation, detection development and tuning, and threat hunting using MITRE ATTCK, IOCs, and TTPs.
- Working knowledge of cloud security (Azure/AWS/GCP), identity security (Entra ID/Okta/AD), and scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, KQL/SPL).
- Understanding of security frameworks, vulnerability management, and governance/compliance, plus strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Bachelors or Masters in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Experience - 69 years of experience in cybersecurity, including hands-on SOC operations, security monitoring, incident response, and event analysis.
- Tier 2 / Tier 3 (senior analyst) experience leading complex, high-severity investigations.
- Exposure to a global, 24x7 SOC environment.
- CompTIA CySA+ / SecurityX, or equivalent.
- GIAC (GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, GCED) or SANS GSOC (sec450).
- Microsoft SC-200 / AZ-500 or equivalent; CISSP or CISM a plus.
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Skills
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About Applied Materials
Applied Materials
Semiconductors
3.5k+
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Santa Clara, California
United States (USA)
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Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display, and solar photovoltaic industries.
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