Senior Specialist – Cyber Security

Job Title: Senior Specialist – Cyber Security

Requisition ID: MC-2026-006

Department: Cyber Security Practice / Solutions

Reports To: Head – Cyber Security Practice

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana (On-site)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Experience: 7 – 9 years (Cyber Security – Presales & Implementation)

Travel: Occasional, within Telangana & Andhra Pradesh for customer engagements

ABOUT MICROCARE COMPUTERS

Microcare Computers Pvt. Ltd. is a Hyderabad-headquartered systems integrator and IT turnkey solutions provider with over 35 years of industry presence and a 250+ strong workforce spread across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. As an HPE Platinum Partner with ISO certifications, Microcare delivers end-to-end IT solutions across Corporate IT, Cloud & Software, Enterprise Networking, Cyber Security, AV & Physical Security, and SMB markets to leading enterprises, BFSI, government and public-sector organizations. Our Cyber Security Practice partners with India’s leading OEMs to architect, deploy and operate next-generation security stacks for our customers – spanning SOC, IAM, endpoint and data protection, network security, application security and resilience.

ROLE SUMMARY

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Specialist – Cyber Security to join our Hyderabad team in a dual-track role combining Presales solutioning and Implementation delivery. The successful candidate will own technical conversations with enterprise customers, design fit-for-purpose security architectures across our partner stack (Trellix, Check Point, Tenable, Array Networks, OpenText, Motadata, JISA, ForgeRock), prepare BOQs and proposals, and lead on-ground deployment and customer hand-over. This role is critical to growing Microcare’s Cyber Security Practice across BFSI, Government, Healthcare and Enterprise accounts in South India.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Presales & Solution Design

• Partner with the Sales team to qualify cyber security opportunities, conduct customer discovery workshops and translate business requirements into technical solution designs.
• Design end-to-end security architectures covering SOC (SIEM/DAM/EDR-DLP), Identity & Access Management, Network Security (NGFW, WAF, SLB, Anti-DDoS), Application Security (SAST/DAST), Vulnerability Management, HSM and IT Operations Monitoring (APM/NMS/ITSM).
• Prepare BOQs, technical proposals, compliance matrices, High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents responding to enterprise and government RFPs / RFIs / EOIs.
• Drive Proof-of-Concept (POC) engagements, product demos, technical workshops and customer presentations alongside OEM partners.
• Own technical sizing, license calculations and Bill-of-Materials for opportunities involving Trellix SIEM/DAM/DLP, Check Point NGFW, Tenable VA, Array Networks WAF/SLB/Anti-DDoS, OpenText Fortify, Motadata ITSM/APM/NMS, JISA HSM and ForgeRock IAM.
• Liaise with OEM SEs and distribution partners to secure best-fit configurations, special pricing and deal-registration approvals.

Implementation & Delivery

• Lead on-site and remote implementation of security solutions across customer environments – installation, configuration, integration, fine-tuning and go-live.
• Deploy and operationalise SIEM environments using Trellix – log source onboarding, parser/connector configuration, correlation rule and use-case build-out, dashboard and report design.
• Implement Trellix Endpoint Security with DLP and Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) – policy definition, classification, incident workflow and reporting.
• Configure and harden Check Point NGFW deployments including policy migration, clustering, VPN, IPS and threat-prevention tuning.
• Deploy Array Networks WAF (5G), Server Load Balancer and Anti-DDoS solutions – virtual server configuration, SSL offloading, application policies and mitigation profiles.
• Roll-out Tenable Vulnerability Assessment scans, schedule cycles, integrate with ITSM workflows and produce remediation reports for customers.
• Configure OpenText Fortify SAST/DAST scans, integrate with customer CI/CD pipelines and support remediation guidance.
• Stand-up Motadata ITSM (Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Ticketing), APM and EMS/NMS modules and integrate with customer infrastructure.
• Integrate JISA HSM with customer PKI, payment and signing applications; assist in key-ceremony procedures and compliance audits.
• Deploy ForgeRock IAM components covering authentication, authorisation, SSO, MFA and identity lifecycle workflows.
• Prepare As-Built Documents, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Test Plans and customer hand-over packs; conduct customer training and knowledge-transfer sessions.

Customer & Practice Engagement

• Act as the trusted technical advisor for assigned customer accounts and support the Account Managers in account-growth conversations.
• Support post-implementation L2/L3 escalations, work with OEM TAC and ensure timely resolution within SLA.
• Contribute to Microcare’s Cyber Security Practice through reusable solution templates, reference architectures, internal enablement and certifications.
• Stay current on threat trends, regulatory mandates (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, CERT-In, DPDP Act, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) and OEM roadmap updates.

TECHNOLOGY STACK & VENDOR EXPERTISE

The selected candidate is expected to have working hands-on expertise across the following vendor portfolio that Microcare delivers to its customers.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Mandatory Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communication or related Engineering discipline (B.E. / B.Tech / MCA).
• 7 to 9 years of full-time experience in cyber security solutioning, presales and implementation – ideally with a System Integrator, OEM or Managed Security Services
• provider. Demonstrable hands-on experience on at least 4 of the listed solution areas – SIEM, DLP/Endpoint, NGFW, WAF/SLB/Anti-DDoS, VA, IAM, HSM, ITSM/APM/NMS, SAST/DAST.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, TLS/PKI, Windows & Linux server administration, virtualization and cloud (AWS / Azure) fundamentals.
• Proven track record of preparing BOQs, technical proposals, HLDs/LLDs and responding to large enterprise / government RFPs.
• Excellent written and spoken English; working proficiency in Telugu and/or Hindi preferred for customer interactions across Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.
• Willingness to work full-time on-site at Microcare’s Hyderabad office with occasional customer-site travel.

Preferred Certifications (any combination)

• Check Point C
• CSA / CCSETenable Certified – Nessus / Tenable.sc /Tenable.ioTrellix
• Certified Product Specialist – SIEM / ENS /
• DLP / DAMOpenText / Fortify Certified Professional
• CEH, CompTIA Security+, CISSP,
• CCSP, CISMISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Lead
• AuditorITIL v4 Foundation
• Array Networks, Motadata, ForgeRock and JISA OEM accreditations.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• (KPIS)Quality and turn-around time of presales deliverables – BOQs, HLD/LLD, RFP responses, POCs. Win rate on opportunities supported in the technical capacity.
• Number of successful customer implementations / go-lives per quarter.
• Adherence to project timelines, SOWs and customer Sign-Off milestones.
• Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) scores on delivered engagements.
• OEM certifications achieved and renewed within the practice.
• Contribution to practice assets – reference architectures, templates, internal trainings.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Competitive CTC commensurate with experience and certifications, benchmarked to the Hyderabad cyber security talent market.
• Performance-linked incentives tied to project delivery and presales conversions.
• Group Mediclaim insurance covering self and dependants.
• Group Personal Accident and Term Life cover.
• Provident Fund, Gratuity and statutory benefits as per Indian regulations.
• Sponsored OEM certifications, training and exam reimbursement on successful clearance.
• Exposure to large multi-vendor enterprise and government engagements across a 35+ year-old, ISO-certified, HPE Platinum Partner organisation.