Security Operations Center Analyst

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Security team and support a key managed services engagement. As a SOC Analyst, you will play a critical role in monitoring, investigating, and triaging security alerts. You will work with established playbooks and processes to ensure timely and accurate threat response. Key responsibilities include:

• Monitor security alerts from various systems like SIEMs and EDRs.
• Perform initial investigation and analysis of security alerts to identify true threats versus false positives.
• Follow established playbooks and runbooks for incident handling.
• Escalate confirmed incidents to Level 2 analysts according to established service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Correlate logs from multiple sources to verify incidents.
• Document all actions taken during an investigation.
• Communicate with stakeholders about security events.

Key Requirement:

• 1-2 years of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.
• Relevant certifications like CompTIA Security+, Certified SOC Analyst, or similar.
• Familiarity with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms like Splunk, Sentinel, Google SecOps, etc
• Basic understanding of network security concepts and technologies (e.g., firewalls, IDS/IPS).
• Knowledge of security tools like Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and SOAR platforms is beneficial
• Familiarity with operating systems, including log analysis on Windows and Linux.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, for documentation and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Advanced proficiency in Splunk Enterprise Security.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Azure Sentinel.