What it pays
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Half of all Computer Occupations, All Other in the U.S. earn more than $116,580 a year — the middle 80% land between $55,940 and $188,470. About 435,370 people in the U.S. do this work. Figures are for the U.S. occupation group “Computer Occupations, All Other”. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey, published 2025.) In India, Professionals earn about ₹38,298 a month on average — around ₹4.6 lakh a year (government PLFS survey via ILOSTAT, occupation-family figure).
$116,580typical pay / year
435,370people in this work
$188,470+top 10% earn
₹4.6 lakha year in India (family avg)
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Analysing4
Configure firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS
+Deploy and validate perimeter firewall rulesets, tune the SIEM parsers for endpoint telemetry, and confirm…
Configure firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS
+Deploy and validate perimeter firewall rulesets, tune the SIEM parsers for endpoint telemetry, and confirm intrusion detection rules block the last three confirmed attack patterns, logging changes in the security ticket with evidence.
The tools that do the workAnsibleAtlassian JIRAjob descriptionsO*NET
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Identify security weaknesses
+Perform a system-wide weakness review focussing on web apps, privileged services, and third-party libraries,…
Identify security weaknesses
+Perform a system-wide weakness review focussing on web apps, privileged services, and third-party libraries, produce a ranked list of flaws with exploitability and remediation steps, and present top five items to the dev leads on Monday.
The tools that do the workC++job descriptionsO*NET
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Implement and manage security controls
+Design and roll out role-based access controls for the finance app, review current ACLs, revoke excessive…
Implement and manage security controls
+Design and roll out role-based access controls for the finance app, review current ACLs, revoke excessive privileges, and deliver an access-change log and approval workflow to the data owner before the month-end close.
The tools that do the workChefAtlassian Confluencejob descriptionsO*NET
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Implement solutions to control access to data and programs
+Implement multifactor enforcement and least-privilege groups for the shared development repositories, update…
Implement solutions to control access to data and programs
+Implement multifactor enforcement and least-privilege groups for the shared development repositories, update authentication policies, test service account behaviour, and hand over a runbook and audit trail to the identity team by Friday.
The tools that do the workAmazon Web Services AWSESCOO*NET
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The daily work16
Review security assessments for computing environments or check for compliance with cybersecurity standards and regulations.
+Review the latest environment security assessment for the payments platform, confirm each control mapped to…
Review security assessments for computing environments or check for compliance with cybersecurity standards and regulations.
+Review the latest environment security assessment for the payments platform, confirm each control mapped to the formal ICT spec, note any gaps with severity and remediation owners, and file the signed review in the audit trail by Friday.
The tools that do the workAnsibleO*NET
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Collaborate with IT and development teams
+Work with Tom in operations and Priya in development to walk through the new CI pipeline changes, identify…
Collaborate with IT and development teams
+Work with Tom in operations and Priya in development to walk through the new CI pipeline changes, identify where secrets are exposed, decide mitigations, and add the agreed actions to the project record before the sprint demo on Wednesday.
The tools that do the workAtlassian JIRAAtlassian Confluencejob descriptions
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Stay updated with security trends and vulnerabilities
+Summarise this week's high-priority vulnerabilities affecting our stack, include exploitability and…
Stay updated with security trends and vulnerabilities
+Summarise this week's high-priority vulnerabilities affecting our stack, include exploitability and recommended mitigations, and circulate a one-page briefing to the tech leads and CTO by Monday morning.
The tools that do the workBashjob descriptions
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Analyze security alerts and logs
+Triage the security alerts from last 24 hours, group by asset and confidence, assign incidents requiring…
Analyze security alerts and logs
+Triage the security alerts from last 24 hours, group by asset and confidence, assign incidents requiring investigation to Jake, escalate confirmed breaches to the incident lead, and append findings to the incident log before end of shift.
The tools that do the workBorder Gateway Protocol BGPjob descriptions
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Manage encryption solutions and protocols
+Review our encryption configuration for data at rest and in transit, confirm algorithms, key lengths and…
Manage encryption solutions and protocols
+Review our encryption configuration for data at rest and in transit, confirm algorithms, key lengths and rotation schedules meet the policy, document any nonconformance with mitigation steps and owner, and request approval from the CISO.
The tools that do the workChefjob descriptions
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Ensure compliance with industry standards
+Run a compliance check against the relevant industry standard controls for the customer data domain, capture…
Ensure compliance with industry standards
+Run a compliance check against the relevant industry standard controls for the customer data domain, capture evidence for each control, prepare a nonconformance list with risk ratings, and submit the package to compliance by Thursday.
The tools that do the workAmazon Web Services AWSAmazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationjob descriptions
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Support secure system architecture design
+Draft a secure architecture proposal for the payments platform that maps data flows, labels confidential data…
Support secure system architecture design
+Draft a secure architecture proposal for the payments platform that maps data flows, labels confidential data stores, lists threat mitigations and required controls, and schedule a review with Priya in engineering next Wednesday so we can finalise the spec.
The tools that do the workAmazon Web Services AWSjob descriptions
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Perform patch management and updates
+Plan and document the patch rollout for the web fleet: inventory vulnerable hosts, schedule staged updates…
Perform patch management and updates
+Plan and document the patch rollout for the web fleet: inventory vulnerable hosts, schedule staged updates starting Friday evening, define rollback steps and test cases, and log the runbook in the team audit trail.
The tools that do the workAnsiblejob descriptions
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Explain technical issues to non-technical teams
+Prepare a plain-language briefing for the product and legal teams that explains the recent privilege…
Explain technical issues to non-technical teams
+Prepare a plain-language briefing for the product and legal teams that explains the recent privilege escalation issue, its business impact, the technical root cause, and three concrete mitigation options with estimated time and cost.
The tools that do the workAtlassian Confluencejob descriptions
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Advise ICT security solutions
+Produce a recommendation memo for the CTO comparing three network segmentation options, include threat…
Advise ICT security solutions
+Produce a recommendation memo for the CTO comparing three network segmentation options, include threat reduction, implementation effort, and residual risk, and request decision and budget approval by Friday.
The tools that do the workBorder Gateway Protocol BGPESCO
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Promote safe exchange of information
+Create a short guidance note for client services on encrypting email and file transfers, specify approved…
Promote safe exchange of information
+Create a short guidance note for client services on encrypting email and file transfers, specify approved ciphers, key rotation cadence, and a simple checklist they can follow before sharing confidential files.
The tools that do the workApple macOSESCO
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Implement solutions to control access
+Design an access control implementation for the analytics cluster: define roles, least-privilege policies,…
Implement solutions to control access
+Design an access control implementation for the analytics cluster: define roles, least-privilege policies, MFA requirements, and an access review cadence, then add tasks to the backlog and assign owners for rollout next quarter.
The tools that do the workChefESCO
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Educate on data confidentiality
+Write a concise one-hour training for engineering and product teams on handling confidential customer data:…
Educate on data confidentiality
+Write a concise one-hour training for engineering and product teams on handling confidential customer data: include classification rules, permitted storage locations, approved transfer methods, three real breach examples and the exact actions to take within the first 24 hours; deliver as a slide deck and an email summary to send to Maya in Product by next Tuesday.
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Verify formal ICT specifications
+Review the formal ICT specification for the payments service against our security baseline: check crypto…
Verify formal ICT specifications
+Review the formal ICT specification for the payments service against our security baseline: check crypto algorithms, key lifecycle, access control lists, audit logging, and change control notes; flag non-conformances with severity and remediation steps and assign each to Raj in Engineering by Friday COB.
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Execute ICT audits
+Run a technical audit of the staging environment focused on authentication, secrets handling, and network…
Execute ICT audits
+Run a technical audit of the staging environment focused on authentication, secrets handling, and network segmentation: produce a findings spreadsheet with risk ratings, evidence links, and an executive one-page risk summary for the CISO; schedule remediation review with the platform team for Wednesday.
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Keep task records
+Consolidate this quarter's security tasks into a single chronological log: include task owner, start and…
Keep task records
+Consolidate this quarter's security tasks into a single chronological log: include task owner, start and completion dates, evidence links, time spent, and current status; export as a printable report and notify Helen in Compliance of any open items exceeding two weeks.
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