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SOC Analyst L1

EDGE
United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Entry
The SOC Analyst L1 is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security incidents and threats to ensure organization’s IT infrastructure remains secure. This entry-level role serves as the first line of defense in the SOC, providing real-time monitoring, initial investigation, and escalation of security events to higher-tier analysts when necessary.

Responsibilities

Security Monitoring

  • Continuously monitor security tools and systems for alerts and anomalies.
  • Analyze logs, network traffic, and system behavior to identify potential threats.

Incident Response

  • Perform initial investigation and containment of security incidents.
  • Escalate complex or high-severity incidents to higher-tier analysts or SOC management.
  • Document incident findings, actions taken, and lesson learned.

Threat Detection & Intelligence

  • Identify patterns and trends in threat activities to improve detection capabilities.
  • Stay updated on emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack methods.

Reporting & Documentation

  • Prepare detailed incident reports, post-mortem analysis, and trend reports for management and stakeholders.
  • Ensure that all actions taken during an incident are well-documented for compliance, legal, and regulatory purposes.

System Maintenance & Reporting

  • Maintain and fine-tune SOC monitoring tools, including SIEM systems.
  • Generate regular security incident reports and metrics for review.

Collaboration & Escalation

  • Collaborate with IT and other teams to resolve security issues.
  • Communicate incident status and updates to relevant stakeholders.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity or related field.
  • 0-2 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT or a related field.
  • Experience with security monitoring tools (SIEM, IDS/IPS) or basic network troubleshooting is a plus.
  • Internship or hands-on training in cybersecurity.
  • Basic knowledge of SIEM tools.
  • Familiarity with IDS/IPS.
  • Understanding of endpoint protection tools.
  • Basic understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and VPNs.
  • Familiarity with firewalls, routers, and networking monitoring tools.
  • Ability to work with command-line interfaces and basic scripting.
  • Ability to identify patterns and anomalies in data.
  • Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and attack methods.

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United Arab Emirates

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Posted
Feb 06, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Entry
Location
Abu Dhabi
Company
EDGE

Industries

Defense Space Manufacturing

Categories

Information Technology

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