Senior Associate - Cyber Managed Services

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You'll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services-solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We'll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference-every day.

As a Senior Associate you will support cybersecurity incident management and managed services consulting work by helping identify, analyze, and resolve security incidents, while building meaningful client relationships and contributing to workstreams that protect sensitive systems and data. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned work, guide junior team members, and navigate ambiguity while building your personal brand, strengthening technical skills, and applying critical thinking to client issues within our Advisory practice. In this role at PwC, you will contribute to Cyber, Data & Tech Risk Managed Services engagements, use a range of tools and methods to interpret data and develop recommendations, and help validate that incident response activities align with project objectives and professional standards.

Responsibilities:

• Responding to cybersecurity incidents by identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing threats across client environments
• Investigating security alerts, log activity, and network behavior to trace root causes and determine remediation steps
• Coordinating incident containment, eradication, and recovery activities across security operations and technical teams
• Applying cybersecurity incident management tools, threat intelligence, and digital forensics methods to support case handling
• Reviewing client security controls, vulnerabilities, and response plans to identify gaps and recurring risk patterns
• Developing incident summaries, technical findings, and status updates for client stakeholders and internal leadership
• Mentoring junior team members on incident triage, documentation practices, and investigative procedures
• Contributing to managed service delivery by improving monitoring workflows, escalation paths, and response playbooks

What You Must Have:

• At least a Bachelor's degree
• At least 4 years of experience
• Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart:

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Business Studies, Computer and Information Science, Information CyberSecurity, Information Technology, Management Information Systems
• At least one of the following: One or more certifications aligned to incident response and cyber defense, including GIAC (eg., GCFA, GCIA, GCIH) or equivalent incident response credentials
• Demonstrating incident response casework across managed security services
• Interpreting threat data to inform containment and remediation actions
• Using cybersecurity frameworks to support triage and escalation decisions
• Building client relationships while navigating changing cyber incidents