Position: Cybersecurity – SOC Lead (AI & Automation) Location: Chennai - Onsite/Hybrid/Remote Shift Timing: 5.30PM - 2.30AM IST (US Eastern Time) Engagement Type: Full Time Role Summary: Lead offshore SOC execution for Customer, combining operational leadership, detection governance, case quality oversight, and practical automation. This role must drive disciplined day-to-day performance while improving the use of built-in AI / automation features across the CLW security stack without sacrificing analyst judgement, traceability, or investigation fidelity. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the offshore SOC pod across L1 and L2 activities, ensure queue health, review investigation quality, and maintain strong stakeholder alignment with Customer security leadership. • Own daily operational governance including case quality, severity calibration, shift handoffs, SLA adherence, and escalation discipline for major incidents. • Drive continuous improvement in Splunk ES / Mission Control operations, detection logic review, alert noise reduction, and visibility gap identification. • Coordinate across CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, Qualys, Palo Alto, Dragos, ServiceNow, and automation workflows to improve response effectiveness. • Translate technical events into concise business risk language for U.S. stakeholders and support weekly service reviews, KPI reporting, and corrective action tracking. • Promote responsible use of AI-assisted summarization, enrichment, and workflow acceleration within approved guardrails. Tool Environment: Splunk ES / Mission Control, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Proofpoint, Palo Alto, Dragos, ServiceNow, Teams, M365 / Entra context, automation / SOAR capabilities where approved. Required Experience & Skills: • Strong security operations leadership experience, including direct management of analysts or provider teams in a 24x7 or follow-the-sun model. • Advanced proficiency in Splunk-based SOC operations and solid working knowledge of endpoint, network, email, and vulnerability telemetry. • Ability to coach analysts, review investigations, and enforce consistent case quality and operational rigor. • Strong executive-facing communication and ability to run governance reviews with facts, metrics, and remediation actions. • Experience working with offshore teams serving U.S.-based stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: • Manufacturing / OT security exposure, especially where corporate-to-plant visibility and escalation discipline matter. • Experience with ServiceNow workflows, playbook optimization, and approved automation / SOAR patterns. • Awareness of MITRE ATT&CK-aligned detection engineering and risk-based incident prioritization. Offshore India Operating Model: • Work as an embedded offshore team member supporting U.S.-based stakeholders with dependable daily communication, disciplined documentation, and clear ownership of actions and follow-ups. • Operate with strong handoff hygiene across shifts, including concise status updates, ticket notes, evidence capture, and risk-based escalation to Customer leads. • Support a manufacturing-aware operating model where uptime, safety, OT change sensitivity, and controlled execution are treated as essential requirements. • Use ServiceNow and Microsoft Teams effectively for workflow coordination, incident tracking, approvals, and stakeholder communication. • Be prepared to align with late afternoon / evening IST overlap with U.S. Eastern time and participate in critical incident bridges when required. Success Measures: • Stable, measurable SOC operations with better case quality, tighter escalation hygiene, and improved visibility coverage. • Documented reduction in alert noise and stronger detection fidelity across the CLW stack. • Clear governance cadence and dependable offshore team performance.