SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) ANALYST

SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) ANALYST Responsibilities Continuously monitor security alerts and events through SIEM and other monitoring platforms. Analyse and investigate suspicious activities, security incidents, and potential cyber threats. Classify, prioritise, and escalate security incidents according to established procedures. Perform initial containment and support incident-response and recovery activities. Analyse logs from firewalls, endpoints, servers, applications, and network devices. Conduct threat hunting and identify indicators of compromise. Maintain incident records, investigation findings, and shift-handover reports. Fine-tune SIEM rules, alerts, dashboards, and use cases to reduce false positives. Coordinate with infrastructure, network, application, and cybersecurity teams during investigations. Stay updated on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques. Requirements Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in SOC operations or cybersecurity monitoring. Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, and threat-intelligence platforms. Strong knowledge of incident detection, investigation, response, and escalation procedures. Good understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPN, firewalls, and common network protocols. Familiarity with malware analysis, phishing investigations, threat hunting, and log analysis. Willingness to work rotational shifts in a 24/7 SOC environment, if required. Certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, CEH, GCIH, or equivalent are preferred. Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills. . Interested candidates can send cv to 31313903/ bency@madre-me.com