381 Principal Analyst jobs in India
Principal Analyst
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AB InBev GCC was incorporated in 2014 as a strategic partner for Anheuser-Busch InBev. The center leverages the power of data and analytics to drive growth for critical business functions such as operations, finance, people, and technology. The teams are transforming Operations through Tech and Analytics.
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Job Title: Principal Analyst – Internal Controls
Location: GCC, Bangalore
Reporting to: Manager – GCC IC Lead
PURPOSE OF ROLE
The Principal Analyst – Internal Controls, will be responsible for ensuring Zonal Compliance and managing stakeholder relationships within GCC stakeholders, Zonal stakeholders, and Global internal control Director. The Objective is to have Strategic, tactical and operational risk Compliance mindset to ensure overall robust compliance environment i.e. Implementing and standardizing the Controls, Policies etc., running governance, providing effective Compliance proposals, pre-empting and apprising GCC, Zonal and Global stakeholders of any potential gaps and working towards mitigation. Should be able to work in a dynamic culture and demonstrate ownership capabilities to devise methodology and drive projects/initiatives till closure with due quality.
The purpose of the Compliance Specialist role is to lead comprehensive compliance initiatives, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and internal policies. Responsibilities include conducting assessment routines, operationalizing dashboards, and providing guidance for MICS assessments to uphold a culture of continuous compliance excellence. Governance over reporting systems and validation of internal control applications guarantee accuracy and reliability in compliance reporting. Through quarterly deep dive reviews and monthly analysis reports, the Compliance Specialist identifies actionable insights to mitigate risks and enhance compliance performance. Effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders, alongside agile tech team engagement, ensure synchronization with global compliance objectives. Serving as a strategic leader, the Compliance Specialist guides zones towards closing compliance gaps and implementing automation projects, while promoting best practices and mentorship. Ultimately, the role maintains a robust compliance environment, safeguarding organizational integrity and fostering trust with stakeholders.
KEY TASKS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Operational Responsibilities
- Drive assessment routines in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) defined by the global director, ensuring timely and accurate execution.
- Operationalize dashboards such as COGNOS dashboard and Sales outlier dashboard to provide comprehensive insights into compliance metrics and outliers.
- Establish governance for MICS reporting, ensuring consistency and accuracy across zones.
- Generate and distribute MICS results and related data reports to various stakeholders across Globe
- Provide support to zones in conducting MICS assessments, offering guidance and assistance as needed to ensure compliance with established standards and procedures.
- Establish governance and ownership over Global Issue Tracker and SOx Tracker, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and timely updates and its reporting.
- Conduct continuous validation of all internal control applications such as MICS scoring table including KPI scores, and Self-Assessment (SA) scores, ensuring data integrity and reliability.
- Develop comprehensive quarter closing instructions prior to the initiation of the MICS Cycle, ensuring alignment with timelines and procedures. Introduce these instructions to the respective zones, gathering feedback, addressing queries, and providing necessary clarification to facilitate smooth implementation.
- Schedule MICS Deepdive calls at the conclusion of each quarter, concentrating on assessing the successes and shortcomings of the quarter's compliance activities.
- Maintain an open and transparent communication channel with zone stakeholders throughout the MICS cycle, providing regular updates on developments, progress, and any changes in compliance requirements.
- Collaborate with various tech teams using agile methodologies, serving as a product/functional owner to develop best-in-class Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions. Solicit continuous feedback from stakeholders such as Global IC directors, zone IC leads, and other relevant parties to ensure that the solutions effectively meet business needs and compliance requirements.
- Generate monthly analysis reports based on the Sales outlier dashboard, providing insights and observations on high-risk countries.
- Govern the integrity and accuracy of Self-assessment Master data and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data fed into the datalake, ensuring their reliability in MICS Cycle reporting. This involves implementing quality control measures, validating data inputs, and addressing any discrepancies to maintain the credibility of compliance reporting processes.
- Driving continuous transformation culture and ensuring opportunities are identified and poposed to Global IC Lead
- Ensuring that SLA are met and provide visibility to Leadership team on overall Compliance health
- To guide and mentor interns if any
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS
Please list the following requirements
- Level of educational attainment required:
- A Chartered Accountant, degree in Computer Science or similar qualification
- Previous work experience required
- 3-5 years of experience in the area of internal controls or financial reporting, PowerBI, client or inhouse stakeholder facing role.
- Language skills required
- Proficient level of English
- Strong inter-personal skills.
- IT skills required
- PowerBI, (Good to have - SQL, PowerApps working knowledge)
- Hands on experience on Excel and Power Point presentations
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Principal Analyst
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AB InBev GCC was incorporated in 2014 as a strategic partner for Anheuser-Busch InBev. The center leverages the power of data and analytics to drive growth for critical business functions such as operations, finance, people, and technology. The teams are transforming Operations through Tech and Analytics.
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Job Title: Principal Analyst – GBS Commercial
Location: Bangalore
Reporting to: Manager-Marketing Insights
1. Purpose of the role
This is a role responsible for driving quality & timely service delivery in Marketing Insights (Consumer and Shopper Insights) by collaboratively working with the offshore and in-country teams for all research studies and ad-hoc request support. The task is to create value through analytical projects combining deep category expertise and research knowledge.
2. Key tasks & accountabilities
Design and drive solutions to business issue:
- Leading the continuous brand tracking survey for all the reporting requirements
- Performing Deep dives for Business Issues: Connecting dots of various data sources - Brand Health, Panel, Social Media, Sales data from Nielsen etc.
- Perform Strategic/Special Projects: Projects run for meeting long terms goals which are not the usual tracking reports.
- Consolidation MKT & Commercial: cross functional portfolio analytical projects (HH panel – Nielsen – Survey)
- Role to perform request execution, gather analysis / interpretation / learnings out of the data, share the data request output with Brand/Insights team & close the Request.
- Requires analyst to investigate the hypothesis received from business by looking into various data sources such as Brand Health, Panel, Social Media, Sales data from Nielsen etc.
- Automation & Process Transformation: Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Insights process. Drive standardization and automation of process to drive efficiencies
- Interpret and present data/reports in an easy to ‘read and comprehend’ storytelling manner.
Devise long-term development strategies for brand health by benchmarking and creating best in class.
Timeline Definition for Ad-hoc business issue:
- Independently decide Time Estimation and Timeline Definition for every approved Request
- Responsible for communicating timelines to the Brand/Insights team
3. Qualifications, Experience, Skills
Level of educational attainment required:
- Graduate/Masters in the field of Business, Marketing, Analytics, or other equivalent degree or work experience
Previous work experience required:
- 5 years + of professional experience with prior experience in FMCG, Retail Insights & analytics or consulting companies
- Ideal candidate should have right mix of Business Context, Data and Technology skills.
- Prior experience in managing and working with multiple data sources.
- 5 years + with relevant experience in market research and analytics
- Experience in liaising with multiple vendors/agencies/stakeholders
Technical skills required:
- Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint (Must Have)
- Advanced Visual management: Power BI (Must Have)
- Statistical knowledge for deep diving data (Must Have)
- Python (Good To Have)
- SQL (Good To Have)
And above all of this, an undying love for beer!
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Principal Analyst ATR
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AB InBev GCC was incorporated in 2014 as a strategic partner for Anheuser-Busch InBev. The center leverages the power of data and analytics to drive growth for critical business functions such as operations, finance, people, and technology. The teams are transforming Operations through Tech and Analytics.
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Job Description
Job Title: Principal Analyst - ATR
Location: Bangalore
Reporting to: Manager ATR EUR
1) Purpose of the role:
The Tax Expert is responsible for driving continuous improvement in the Zone's reporting and evaluation processes. This role involves ensuring the timely and accurate maintenance of complete tax declarations and the general ledger, handling transactions of a complex and sensitive nature.
2) Key tasks & accountabilities:
Reporting Responsibilities
In close collaboration with the EUR Tax team and other key internal and external stakeholders, the Tax Expert will:
- Assist with month-end close processes.
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual declarations and financial reports.
- Participate in interim, hard close, and final audits.
- Strictly adhere to tax and contribution payment deadlines
- Justify and verify account balances within your area of responsibility.
- Coordinate with Tax, General Department, PTP, and other relevant teams
- Manage end-to-end accounting processes for assigned entities.
- Resolve ad-hoc accounting issues within the tax scope.
- Contribute to field-specific improvement projects.
- Ensure compliance with accounting principles, KPIs, and InBev policies.
- Identify and communicate potential risks or issues to the team.
- Maximize process efficiency and effectiveness.
- Review operational policies and recommend improvements.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Team Lead and Business
Business Environment
- Act as a subject matter expert on all tax-related activities
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, addressing their concerns during biweekly and monthly reporting cycles.
- Collaborate closely with Business Operations, balancing innovation with the consistent application of best practices.
- Maintain team flexibility to meet evolving business needs.
Evaluation Criteria
- Operate effectively in a challenging environment.
- Adhere to AB InBev's target-setting and performance management processes.
- Promote standardization, process improvement, and best practices across the Zone.
- Stay current with developments in finance and other relevant fields.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement and a willingness to refine practices.
- Identify and implement process and system enhancements to drive operational efficiency.
- Exemplify GCC shared values in all actions and decisions.
3) Qualifications, Experience, Skills
Qualifications:
- University degree in B. Com; BBA; M. Com; MBA; CA (Inter)/CA or related areas.
Previous Work Experience:
- 3 - 5 years previous work experience
Technical Skills Required:
- Technical skills from a wide range including Advanced MS Excel, SAP, Cognos, PowerPoint Presentation
Other Skills Required
- Experience working with teams spread across different geographies.
- Excellent team player, able to develop relationships with colleagues and peers across functions.
- Knowledge of financial concepts and transactions.
- Good logical and problem-solving skills.
- Ownership to drive meaningful change and strive for excellence.
- Ability to turn opportunities into actions, strategies.
- Organization skills; adherence to deadlines, self-discipline.
- Able to act in a multi-national, inter-cultural environment.
- Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively.
- Ability to troubleshoot problems for others.
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Principal Analyst – FP&A
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Job Title: Principal Analyst – FP&A
Location: Bengaluru
Reporting to: Manager – FP&A
Purpose of the role
As a Finance Planning and Analytics professional, you will be responsible for providing financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and planning support to the company's finance and business teams. You will work closely with various stakeholders to provide insights and recommendations that enable strategic decision-making and financial planning.
Key tasks & accountabilities
- Financial Analysis: Conduct financial analysis to support decision-making, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and scenario modeling
- Financial Planning and Forecasting: Develop financial plans and forecasts that align with the company's strategic goals, including revenue, expenses, capital expenditures, and cash flow
- Budgeting: Develop and maintain the annual budget process, ensuring that budgets are aligned with the company's goals and objectives
- Reporting and Communication: Prepare and present financial reports and analysis to senior management and other stakeholders, including financial performance, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other relevant metrics
- Business Partnership: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Marketing, and Operations, to ensure alignment of financial plans with business strategies
- Process Improvement: Identify areas for process improvement and work with stakeholders to develop and implement solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness
Qualifications, Experience, Skills
MBA degree in finance or Qualified CA or CMA
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Principal Analyst - FP&A
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AB InBev GCC was incorporated in 2014 as a strategic partner for Anheuser-Busch InBev. The center leverages the power of data and analytics to drive growth for critical business functions such as operations, finance, people, and technology. The teams are transforming Operations through Tech and Analytics.
Do You Dream Big?
We Need You.
Job Description
Job Title: Principal Analyst – FP&A
Location: Bengaluru
Reporting to: Manager– FP&A
Purpose of the role
As a Finance Planning and Analytics professional, you will be responsible for providing financial analysis, modelling, forecasting, and planning support to the company's finance and business teams. You will work closely with various stakeholders to provide insights and recommendations that enable strategic decision-making and financial planning.
Key tasks & accountabilities
- Financial Analysis: Conduct financial analysis to support decision-making, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and scenario modelling
- Financial Planning and Forecasting: Develop financial plans and forecasts that align with the company's strategic goals, including revenue, expenses, capital expenditures, and cash flow
- Budgeting: Develop and maintain the annual budget process, ensuring that budgets are aligned with the company's goals and objectives
- Reporting and Communication: Prepare and present financial reports and analysis to senior management and other stakeholders, including financial performance, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other relevant metrics
- Business Partnership: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Marketing, and Operations, to ensure alignment of financial plans with business strategies
- Process Improvement: Identify areas for process improvement and work with stakeholders to develop and implement solutions that drive efficiency and effectiveness
Qualifications, Experience, Skills
- B. Com, M. Com or MBA degree in finance or Qualified CA or CMA.
- 4+ years of experience in financial analysis, financial planning, or related roles, Budgeting & Forecasting (Cash Flow, Volume), P&L Variance Analysis, Competitive Analysis.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into insights and actionable recommendations.
- Proficiency is in Microsoft office suits like Excel, PowerPoint.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex financial data to key stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
- Experience with enterprise-level financial planning and analytics tools such as Anaplan is a plus.
- Experience in handling large data sets.
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Kofax Principal Analyst, IT Enterprise
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The analyst will plan, coordinate, and design to ensure project goals and objectives are accomplished within prearranged time frames and budgets. The senior analyst of IT will work closely with decision makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost -effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.
The successful candidate will have strong Kofax support and implementation skills.
**Key Accountabilities** **:**
+ Analyze and provide resolution to day-to-day business issues raised through ticketing system.
+ Analyze, design and/or develop best practice business needs through technology solutions.
+ Interact with Accounting, Finance and Procurement teams to understand their requirements and design solutions. Define new and refine existing business processes. Convert process improvements recommendations to actionable systems requirements.
+ Participate in requirement gathering, aligning business requirements and best practices to implement a technical solution.
+ Create systems documentations including unit test, solution designs.
+ Support Quality Assurance efforts (test planning and execution) for periodic releases and new systems implementations.
+ Contribute to continuous improvement and development of internal processes.
+ Help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends, and practices.
**Required Skills** **:**
+ Ability to co-ordinate across groups including motivating, developing, and coordinating team members.
+ Client focused approach to work.
+ Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
+ A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning.
+ Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload for oneself and the team.
+ Willingness to work in a matrix environment and to value the importance of teamwork.
**Knowledge and Experience** **:**
+ Support and project experience with Kofax Toolkit, Transformation Modules, MarkView, Kofax Capture and Analytics.
+ Technical skills Expertise in Kofax Transformation Modules for data extraction.
+ Experience with Oracle EBS Finance modules.
+ Help End Users Understand application features to accomplish their business purposes.
+ Partner with Database and Middleware Administrators to achieve great application performance.
+ Demonstrate advanced skills while coaching and mentoring less senior team members.
+ Document code and projects so others can easily understand.
+ Fulfill customer requirements as measured in customer survey scores.
+ Show insight, know your application design & data, offer simple, working solutions.
+ Apply team coding, documenting, and testing standards and recommend process improvements.
+ Recognize upstream and downstream impacts; communicate effectively (verbally & in writing).
+ Learn the Business Process Your Application Supports so your code will better support the business.
+ Improve your application and team processes.
+ Decrease incidents and increase uptime of your application.
+ All other duties as assigned.
+ Attendance as required by department.
+ Remain compliant with our policies, processes, and legal guidelines.
+ Code expertly in your application while following team coding and testing standards.
**Job Requirements** **:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, or closely related field of study.
+ Minimum of 9 - 13 years using Kofax and Oracle EBS.
+ Strong knowledge on SQL/PLSQL.
+ Good to have OCI experience.
+ Must possess excellent financial and analytical skills.
**Preferred Experience** **:**
+ Application Support.
+ Financial Services.
+ Kofax
**Language Skills** **:**
+ Ability to effectively communicate in the English language verbally and in writing.
+ Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.
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Principal Analyst/Associate Director - MarTech
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Senior/Principal Analyst/Associate Director: MarTech and SalesTech
Location: Pune (India), Work from Office
About QKS Group
QKS Group is a global research and advisory firm known for its SPARK Matrix™, a globally recognized framework for vendor evaluation and competitive intelligence. We work with leading technology providers and enterprise buyers to deliver deep insights, technology research, and strategic advisory across various domains.
Role Overview
We are seeking an Analyst to join our MarTech and SalesTech practice. The analyst will research and evaluate technology vendors, trends, and best practices in areas such as MarTech, SalesTech, AdTech, customer experience, data-driven marketing, and other Customer Engagement Systems.
This role combines technology research, vendor evaluation, and thought leadership, providing a unique opportunity to influence buying decisions and technology directions in the global MarTech market.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed market and vendor research across the MarTech landscape, including Marketing Automation, CDP, DXP, CRM, Campaign Management, and AdTech platforms.
- Evaluate platform capabilities, integrations, and ecosystem maturity through primary and secondary research.
- Evaluate vendors through SPARK Matrix, SPARK Plus, and other QKS research methodologies.
- Build deep understanding of marketing workflows and automation stacks, covering lead management, omnichannel engagement, analytics, and attribution.
- Interact with product vendors, end users, and ecosystem partners for briefings, demos, and validation.
- Collaborate with senior analysts to identify emerging trends and create thought leadership content.
- Support client advisory sessions with insights on technology selection, architecture alignment, and market positioning.
Key Skills & Experience
- 10-15 years of core industry experience in the marketing technology consulting or martech product.
- Strong understanding of marketing automation, CDP, DXP, CRM, personalization, and analytics ecosystems.
- Exposure to leading platforms such as Adobe, Salesforce, HubSpot, Oracle, SAP, Twilio, Braze, Insider, MoEngage, or similar.
- Familiarity with marketing data architecture, integration frameworks (APIs), and cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Excellent analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
- Ability to handle multiple research projects and meet deadlines.
- Exposure to data-driven research, vendor comparison, or industry frameworks is a plus.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work on globally recognized research frameworks like SPARK Matrix™.
- Direct exposure to leading technology vendors (CXOs) and global markets.
- Fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment with growth opportunities.
Preferred Skills
- Marketing Technology (MarTech)
- SalesTech
- Customer Experience
- Marketing Automation Platforms
- CRM
- Personalization & Recommendation Engines
- Marketing Analytics
- Customer Journey Orchestration
- Lead Scoring & Nurturing Automation
- Omnichannel Marketing
- Marketing Performance Measurement
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Principal Analyst - SOC | On-site, Bangalore
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**How you'll make an impact**
+ Operate independently in a geographically dispersed team, while maintaining situational awareness and keeping the team up to date
+ Perform security monitoring and incident response activities across the networks, leveraging a variety of tools and techniques
+ Detect incidents through proactive "hunting" across security-relevant data sets
+ Thoroughly document incident response analysis activities
+ Review investigations conducted by more junior analysts to ensure quality standards are met
+ Develop new, repeatable methods for finding malicious activity across the networks
+ Provide recommendations to enhance detection and protection capabilities
+ Regularly present technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences
+ Develop and follow detailed operational processes and procedures to appropriately analyze, escalate, and assist in the remediation of information security incidents
+ Prioritize multiple high-priority tasks and formulate responses/recommendations to customers and team members in a fast-paced environment
+ Provide assistance to other security teams
+ Continually develop new technical skills and push overall team capabilities forward
+ Engage with and mentor other team members
+ Work with other teams on major engineering and architecture initiatives
+ Be innovative with their understanding of attack methodologies, malware analysis, malicious toolkits, and how those may manifest within various security technologies
+ Advanced proactive threat hunting
+ Understands advanced adversary emulation concepts
+ Advanced use case design for insider threat, operational, threat detection and response
+ Review of defensive and detective controls to reduce client attack surface
**What we're looking for**
+ 8+ years operational experience assessing, reviewing, and remediating infrastructure vulnerabilities, CVEs, and risks.
+ Knowledge of third-party software vulnerabilities, security threat landscape, especially network and server threats
+ Knowledge of cyber security threats and risks, vendor computing environments, basic systems, and network technologies.
+ Experience with and understanding of CVE's and CVSS scores Knowledge of compensating controls and mitigating factors.
+ Knowledge of Information Security frameworks, guidelines, and standard methodologies.
+ Knowledge of the Windows and / or Linux operating systems
+ Knowledge and understanding of Cybersecurity controls and logging and monitoring tools.
+ Ability to expertly interact with all levels of personnel
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
+ Strong in problem solving and analytical skills
+ Ability to work on multiple projects by prioritizing and results oriented approach
+ Good teammate with flexibility required for support operations
+ Be well versed in the cyber threat landscape; have an advanced understanding and knowledge of what tactics and techniques are being used by adversaries; have an advanced understand and knowledge of what security controls and/or telemetry data is available to detect these tactics and techniques; and be familiar with cyber security incident response terminology, processes, and techniques.
+ Moderate to complex investigations (multiple tools) including endpoint, UEBA, public cloud, SAAS and packet analysis
+ Security use case design recommendations for threat detection
+ Threat response activities such as quarantining host and other common response playbook activities
+ Proactive threat hunting using multiple client tools
+ Process development and documentation
+ Application of threat intelligence to improve detection and response capabilities
+ Extensive experience with the MITRE @ttack framework and associated tactics
+ Extensive alert triage and endpoint investigations using technologies such as EDR
+ Phishing analysis
+ Malware analysis (does not include reverse engineering)
+ MITRE attack framework expertise and understanding of common attack tactics used by threat actors
+ Provide recommendations on tuning of security detection platforms and use cases to improve accuracy of detection
+ DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Upon Hire required
+ CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Upon Hire preferred
+ Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Upon Hire preferred
+ Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Upon Hire preferred
+ This role demands availability during US Working Hours specifically from 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM IST.
+ This role is Work from Office position.
**What you can expect from Optiv**
+ A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups ( .
+ Work/life balance
+ Professional training resources
+ Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
+ Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
+ The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
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Principal Analyst: Information Security Incident Response (NTT)
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Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.
**Your day at NTT DATA**
The Principal Information Security Incident Response Analyst is a highly skilled subject matter exper, responsible for providing an escalation path for Level 1 and 2 workflows for high-risk incidents.
Additionally, this role facilitates proactive security measures through analytics and threat hunting processes and is responsible for detecting and monitoring escalated threats and suspicious activity affecting company technology domain (servers, networks, appliances and all infrastructure supporting production applications for the enterprise, as well as development environments).
This role is responsible to manage critical and high-risk exposures in the daily operation of real-time threat management activities.
This senior technical resource facilitates problem resolution and mentoring for the overall team. This includes operational security tasks such as performance and availability monitoring, log monitoring, security incident detection and response, security event reporting, and content maintenance (tuning).
**Key responsibilities:**
+ Manages weekly sprints in Threat Hunting analytics.
+ Manages the processing of security alerts, events, and notifications (e.g. via email, ticketing, virus warning, intelligence feeds, workflow, etc.).
+ Manages the notification of internal and/or external teams according to agreed alert priority levels, and escalation trees.
+ Monitors events for suspicious events, investigation, and escalate where applicable.
+ Maintains an understanding of current and emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and trends.
+ Prioritizes threat analysis based on risks associated with each threat and working with the appropriate teams to ensure related communications are in line with company best practice and recommendations.
+ Acts as the primary technical lead for the Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT), coordinating the work of technical staff from various departments, as well as the work of third-party technical experts.
+ Ties third party attack monitoring services and threat reporting services, into internal CIRT communications systems, so as to better alert CIRT team members about what's coming, and what preparations to undertake before production systems at NTT Ltd are damaged (and what remedial actions to take after damage has taken place).
+ Regularly reviews the current configurations of NTT Ltd production information systems and networks, with an eye towards the steps that attackers must take to break through existing defenses, and recommends configuration changes, system setting changes, network topology changes, and other modifications that would enhance the overall level of security.
+ Designs, specifies, programs, deploys, and fine-tunes custom software which analyses the vast amount of log, audit trail, and other recorded activity information that modern systems record, so as to be able to immediately detect unauthorized activity, most importantly intrusion by unauthorized parties and the execution of unauthorized software.
+ Designs automated scripts, automated contingency plans, and other programmed responses which are launched when an attack against company systems has been detected.
+ Designs, specifies, programs, debugs, and oversees the work of others related to middleware, and other system integration tools, which tie multiple security monitoring systems together so as to better meet company information security needs.
+ Performs post-mortem analyze with logs, network traffic flows, and other recorded information to identify intrusions by unauthorized parties, as well as unauthorized activities of authorized users.
+ Reviews incident and problem management reports to identify potential security weaknesses and perform an impact and risk analysis, developing recommendations for highlighted risks, ensuring that these risks and solutions are presented to the relevant stakeholders.
+ Ensures that security service audit schedules are developed, scoped, discussed and agreed with the business.
+ Reviews access authorization for compliance with policy, administration security controls for effectiveness, security on the operational systems and verify that security monitoring is working.
**To thrive in this role, you need to have:**
+ Ability to remain calm and focused during stressful situations.
+ Ability to listen and adapt to changing situations.
+ Ability to recognize potential problems and take steps to fix the issues.
+ Extended understanding of complex inter-relationships in an overall system or process.
+ Extended knowledge of technological advances within the information security arena.
+ Demonstrates analytical thinking and a proactive approach.
+ Displays consistent client focus and orientation.
+ Extended knowledge of information security management and policies.
+ Extended understanding of current and emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and trends.
+ Extended understanding of malware forensics, network forensics, and computer forensics also highly desirable.
+ Ability to statically and dynamically analyze malware to determine target and intention.
+ Ability to uncover and document tools, techniques, procedures used by cyber adversaries in attacking managed infrastructure.
+ Sound decision making abilities with demonstrate teamwork and collaboration skills.
+ Displays good planning and organizing ability.
**Academic qualifications and certifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.
+ SANS GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) or equivalent preferred.
+ SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) or equivalent preferred.
+ SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) or equivalent preferred.
+ Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, CHFI preferred.
+ Information Technology / ITILSM / ICT Security / ITIL v3 preferred.
**Required experience:**
+ Extended experience in a Technology Information Security Industry.
+ Extended experience working in a SOC/CSIRT.
+ Extended experience or knowledge of SIEM and IPS technologies.
+ Extended experience with Wireshark, tcpdump, Remnux, decoders for conducting payload analysis.
+ Extended experience in building SIEM rules and/or indicators of compromise for threat detection.
**Workplace type** **:**
On-site Working
**About NTT DATA**
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.
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Principal Analyst - Threat Hunting | On-site, Bangalore
Posted 2 days ago
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Job Description
**How you'll make an impact**
+ Operate autonomously within a globally distributed team, maintaining strong communication and situational awareness.
+ Conduct proactive threat hunting across diverse security data sets to uncover hidden threats and anomalous behavior.
+ Utilize advanced detection techniques and tools to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
+ Lead and document in-depth investigations and threat analysis, ensuring thoroughness and accuracy.
+ Review and validate threat investigations conducted by junior analysts, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
+ Design and implement repeatable hunting methodologies to identify malicious activity and reduce dwell time.
+ Provide actionable recommendations to improve detection, response, and overall security posture.
+ Present complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
+ Develop and refine operational processes for threat detection, escalation, and incident response.
+ Manage multiple high-priority tasks in a dynamic environment, delivering timely and effective responses.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional security teams to enhance threat detection and response capabilities.
+ Continuously expand technical expertise and contribute to the growth of team capabilities.
+ Mentor and support the development of fellow team members.
+ Partner with engineering and architecture teams on strategic security initiatives.
+ Apply innovative thinking to understand and detect evolving attack methodologies, malware, and threat actor behaviors.
+ Conduct advanced threat emulation and adversary simulation exercises.
+ Design and implement advanced use cases for insider threat detection, operational monitoring, and threat response.
+ Evaluate and enhance defensive and detective controls to minimize the organization's attack surface.
**What we're looking for**
+ 8+ years of experience in vulnerability management, threat detection, and risk remediation across infrastructure and applications.
+ Strong knowledge of CVEs, CVSS, compensating controls, and the evolving cyber threat landscape.
+ Proficient in Windows/Linux OS, network technologies, and security monitoring tools (e.g., EDR, UEBA, SIEM).
+ Skilled in proactive threat hunting, malware analysis, and MITRE ATT&CK framework.
+ Experience in designing threat detection use cases and tuning security controls for improved accuracy.
+ Capable of handling complex investigations across endpoints, cloud, SaaS, and network layers.
+ Excellent communication, analytical, and collaboration skills; able to work in fast-paced, 24x7 SOC environments.
+ Industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, SANS GIAC, CISM) preferred.
+ **This role is Work from Office role.**
+ **This is a 24x7 role in Security Operations Center**
**What you can expect from Optiv**
+ A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups ( .
+ Work/life balance
+ Professional training resources
+ Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
+ Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
+ The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
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