Job Description

• Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

The Opportunity

Are you a highly skilled and proactive security expert with a passion for identifying risks and enhancing security postures? If so, you will join a dynamic team at Nutanix focused on ultimately improving the security and compliance of our products through research, analysis, and the development of cutting-edge solutions. This role offers the opportunity to operate key security tools, create response playbooks, and collaborate across teams to address security gaps and issues, contributing significantly to the overall security framework of the organization.

About The Team

At Nutanix, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the Security and Compliance team, which consists of approximately 10-15 members located across India and the US. The team culture at Nutanix is focused on engagement, employment development, inclusion, and the continuous pursuit of learning and growth. Collaboration, innovation, and a strong sense of teamwork are valued within the team, creating a supportive and dynamic work environment.

You will report to the Manager of Engineering in this role. The work setup at Nutanix is a hybrid model, requiring employees to be in the office three days a week. This setup allows for a balance between in-person collaboration and remote work flexibility, fostering creativity and productivity.

Travel requirements for this role are not applicable, as the position is primarily based out of the office and does not involve frequent travel. With Nutanix's focus on providing a conducive and inclusive work environment, you can expect support and resources to excel in your role within the Security and Compliance team.

Your Role

• Utilize your expertise as a Security Analyst to proactively identify and respond to security incidents within the organization.
• Take charge of vulnerability management efforts, ensuring timely identification and mitigation of potential security risks.
• Leverage your skills in SIEM and automation to streamline security operations and improve response times.
• Serve as a thought leader, effectively communicating and garnering support for innovative security ideas and strategies.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff, and collaborate with various teams on special security projects to contribute to the organization's overall security posture.
• Experience with cloud security and automation is a must.

What You Will Bring

• Must have an engineering background
• Should possess 3-6 years of experience
• Highly motivated, able to take ownership of tasks and see through completion.
• Must be well organized and able to leverage best practices, able to thrive in fast-paced environment, and, most importantly, have the ability to approach problems with an innovative, can-do attitude
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently and proceed with objectives Strong communication skills to work with both collaborative cross-functional team of peers and departments within the company.
• Experience deploying and managing various security technologies including system scanning, network security, SIEM, automation, etc
• Should have skills in Linux security, Cloud security, Automation, Incident response, and be able to clearly communicate security technology to developers
• Experience with cloud technologies
• Knowledge of enterprise logging, with a focus on security event logging.
• Strong understanding of security operations concepts
• Proven expertise with networking protocols
• Experience working with Cloud Architecture standards and processes.
• Must have Python scripting knowledge - using APIs and parsing JSON