IT Security Analyst - India

Appen is hiring an IT Security Analyst - India for a remote role open to applicants in India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Appen.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this cybersecurity role: aI is not part of the work.
The posting lists this role as remote.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel and Entra Id.
Level lists 18 other open roles at Appen.
The role was posted within the past week.

AI in this role

Operate security controls, manage incident response, and maintain ISO 27001 compliance using Microsoft tools.

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About the Role

The IT Security Analyst protects the organization's information assets by operating and improving our security controls. The role owns security operations across Microsoft Defender, leads incident response, maintains ISO 27001 documentation, and drives identity, access and patch management.

Your Impact

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.

What You Bring

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.

Compensation

India: ₹5L–9L per year (CTC) Philippines: ₱45k–60k per month (₱540k–720k per year)

How we rate this

IT Security Analyst - India at Appen rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

IT Security Analyst - India is an open job at Appen.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Remote India and is marked remote.
The job was posted on October 15, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Appen. Apply on Appen

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Security OperationsIncident ResponseIso 27001Vulnerability ManagementMicrosoft DefenderMicrosoft SentinelEntra IdPowerShell

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Pay

Typical cybersecurity job: $159k

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Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where security operations was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where incident response was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where iso 27001 was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where vulnerability management was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Microsoft Defender in your day-to-day work.

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