CyberSecurity Specialist - VM

Cognizant is hiring a CyberSecurity Specialist - VM in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The details below summarise the employer's own listing; applications happen on the original posting, not on GetFirstJob.

What the work involves

• #Cyber Security Experts#
• This hybrid role focuses on protecting enterprise systems through expert vulnerability management thorough vulnerability assessment and effective identity access control while leveraging cyber threat intelligence services
• Analyze complex system landscapes and applications to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations ensuring timely remediation that reduces exposure across enterprise environments and supports secure hybrid operations
• Coordinate end to end vulnerability management cycles from discovery and prioritization to remediation verification using industry standard tools and methods to improve overall risk posture and strengthen organizational resilience
• Apply structured vulnerability assessment techniques to evaluate servers endpoints networks and applications producing clear and actionable reports that guide technical teams and stakeholders toward focused risk reduction
• Utilize cyber threat intelligence services to correlate emerging threat indicators with known vulnerabilities enabling proactive defense measures and helping the organization anticipate hostile activity before it impacts critical services
• Implement and optimize identity and access management controls including provisioning deprovisioning and access review workflows that maintain strict access hygiene and support compliance

What they are looking for

• The CyberSecurity Specialist for threat and vulnerability management applies five to eight years of experience to safeguard critical assets support business continuity and enable secure digital growth across sales and marketing platforms in a day shift environment
• across business units
• Collaborate with application owners and infrastructure teams to validate risk ratings for identified issues recommend remediation options aligned with business priorities and drive closure of high impact findings within agreed timelines
• Monitor security dashboards and vulnerability feeds during day shifts to detect anomalies related to privileged access exploited weaknesses or new threat campaigns and promptly escalate significant events according to defined processes
• Document technical procedures security baselines and operational runbooks for threat and vulnerability management ensuring repeatable practices and enabling consistent security operations across hybrid work arrangements
• Engage with stakeholders from sales and marketing domains to understand key digital journeys and campaign platforms integrating cybersecurity controls that protect customer data while enabling effective and secure business outreach
• Support audit and compliance activities by providing evidence of vulnerability scans remediation tracking and identity control enforcement contributing to successful assessments and reinforcing trust with clients and partners
• Recommend security technology improvements and process refinements based on analysis of vulnerability trends and threat intelligence outputs helping the company continuously evolve its defenses and reduce long term risk

Pay and dates

The listing does not state pay. The source page shows a relative posting age rather than an exact posting date; this role was first seen and checked as open on 4 November 2026. The source page showed it as posted “1 week ago” when captured; that is a relative stamp, not an exact date.

How to apply

Apply on the listing where the employer published this role: CyberSecurity Specialist - VM at Cognizant. We found this listing via linkedin.com; it was still open when we checked on 4 November 2026. If the posting has closed or the link fails, the role may have been filled.