Security Operations Analyst, 2027 Leadership Development Programme, India

Noida · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. More than 40% of the world’s largest companies use our solutions. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world.
Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk.
Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure.
With 10,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe, ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group.
- This role requires some overnight, weekend and 24x7 on-call activities.
- The primary responsibilities of this role are to:
- Protect and defend: identify, analyze and mitigate threats to IT systems and/or networks.

The SOC Analyst is a global, groupwide role in ION’s Security function supporting the Group Security strategy and operational excellence through risk identification, mitigation, and remediation.
The role requires monitoring and tuning technical security controls to protect IT systems and networks and helping evolve the technical security posture against emerging threats.
This position requires shift work in support of a 24x7 globally coordinated operation.

Protect and defend by identifying, analyzing, and mitigating threats to IT systems and/or networks.
Use defensive measures and collected information to identify, analyze, and report events occurring or potentially occurring within the network.
Respond to security alerts to mitigate immediate and potential threats using mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery approaches.
Conduct assessments of threats and vulnerabilities, determine deviations from policy, assess risk levels, and recommend appropriate mitigation countermeasures.
Operate, configure, tune, maintain, and manage key security controls, technologies, and risk mitigations.
Execute ongoing operational business-as-usual (BAU) tasks to meet management-defined KPIs and SLAs, and deliver security projects.
Stay current with the latest security news, threats, intelligence, tactics, techniques, and vulnerabilities.
Perform threat hunting and review, triage, investigate, and escalate security alerts raised by security tools and services.
Assist and/or lead efforts to isolate, contain, respond to, and recover from security incidents.
Identify, review, prioritize, plan, coordinate, and follow-up on the remediation of vulnerabilities.

Fundamental programming/scripting capabilities (e.g. python, powershell, bash, etc.)
A team player with the ability to work independently and unsupervised
Ability to own delegated tasks and see them through to completion
Ability to manage time and prioritize work to maximize productivity
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
Exceptional attention to detail and quality
Excellent problem-solving techniques and trouble analysis skills
Good knowledge of endpoint security concepts, controls, and best practices for workstation and server operating systems
Good knowledge of general IT networking concepts, protocols, standards and network security concepts, controls, and best practices
Good knowledge of cryptography fundamentals, data security controls, and forensic investigation techniques

Degree/diploma/certifications in a technology-related field and/or relevant working experience
PenTest+ certification
Security+ certification
OSCP certification
CCSP certification
CEH certification
GCIH certification
GMON certification

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