Job Description

Cybersecurity Engineer II - Hyderabad-Hybrid

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support.
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

The Cybersecurity Engineer II supports the engineering, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise security detection and response capabilities, with primary focus on SIEM, EDR, and Managed Detection and Response (MDR). This role operates as an individual contributor within Security Operations Engineering, partnering closely with SOC, Incident Response, and platform teams to improve detection fidelity, investigation efficiency, and response effectiveness.

Core Responsibilities

· Implement, tune, and maintain SIEM detections, analytics rules, and correlation logic.

· Administer and optimize endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR) platforms.

· Support MDR services by reviewing alerts, escalations, and response quality.

· Integrate security telemetry across endpoint, identity, cloud, network, and SaaS sources.

· Assist in threat hunting and advanced investigations using SIEM and EDR tooling.

· Support incident response activities including analysis, containment, and remediation.

· Develop and maintain detection documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.

· Contribute to automation and SOAR workflows for enrichment and response.

· Collaborate across security and IT teams on cross-functional security initiatives.

· Evaluate new security tooling and detection capabilities within the environment.

· Provide operational guidance to and oversight of managed server provider technicians.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Experience Requirements

Minimum 3–5 years of relevant cybersecurity or security operations experience.

Additional Qualifications

· Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk.

· Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR platforms such as Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, or SentinelOne.

· Understanding of incident response lifecycle and MITRE ATT&CK framework.

· Ability to review security alerts, logs, and telemetry to identify and escalate risks.

· Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

· Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.

· Familiarity with common security controls such as IDS/IPS, anti-malware, DLP, and firewalls.

· Exposure to cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP) preferred.

Preferred / Nice to Have

· Experience working with or supporting MDR providers.

· Scripting or automation experience (KQL, PowerShell, Python).

· Exposure to AI-assisted security tooling or behavioral analytics.

· Relevant certifications (Microsoft Security, GIAC, CISSP, GCED).

Disclaimer

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company may assign additional responsibilities as required. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education may be considered. This document does not constitute an employment contract.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

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Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.