Department of Fisheries Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 4 Young Professional and Senior Cyber Security Consultant Posts

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The Department of Fisheries proposes to engage four (04) individual consultants on a contractual basis for providing specialized technical services in IT infrastructure and the cyber security cell. The post-wise breakdown of vacancies is detailed below:

Applicants must meet the essential educational qualifications, experience, and certification criteria prescribed for each specific post:

The initial engagement is for a period of two (02) years, and it is further extendable by one (01) additional year subject to satisfactory performance, continued functional requirement, and approval of the Competent Authority. In no case shall the appointment be extended beyond three years from the initial date of appointment. The monthly remuneration is Rs. 1,45,000 for Consultant Grade-2 and Rs. 70,000 for Young Professional posts, with necessary TDS deducted as per rules. No other separate monthly allowances, HRA, residential accommodation, CGHS, medical reimbursement, personal support staff, or transport facilities shall be provided. Annual review of remuneration allows for an enhancement of up to 5% (or up to 10% in exceptional cases of exemplary performance and policy contributions) upon recommendations of the Performance Review Committee.

The engaged consultants will perform specialized technical duties across IT infrastructure and cyber security cells, which include: Planning, implementing, operating, and continuously improving the cyber security posture of the Department of Fisheries. Managing and monitoring Security Operations Centre (SOC) activities, security events through EDR, UEM, SIEM, and SOAR tools, and investigating alerts. Conducting malware analysis, threat hunting, digital forensics, and incident response (DFIR). Administering enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, next-generation firewalls, proxy servers, anti-DDoS solutions, and wireless networks. Providing complete support for NIC-hosted applications and services such as eOffice, Bharat VC, email (@gov.in), Sandes, and MeghRaj cloud services. Providing end-to-end cyber security and IT infrastructure support during high-level govern

Selection of the consultants will be done on the basis of a personal interview or talk conducted by a Consultancy Evaluation Committee (CEC). Only short-listed candidates will be called for the interview. Shortlisted candidates must produce their bio-data and original certificates for verification at the time of the interview. No TA or DA will be paid for attending the interview.