SOC Engineer

Security Monitoring & Incident Detection • Monitor SIEM, XDR, EDR, NDR, IDS/IPS, Firewall, and Cloud security alerts. Identify, validate, triage, and prioritize security incidents based on severity and business impact. Incident Response & Threat Investigation • Perform in-depth investigations, analyze malware and attack techniques, identify root cause, coordinate containment and eradication, and support incident recovery. Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting • Execute scheduled threat hunting queries, monitor hunting dashboards, validate suspicious activities, and report findings. Vulnerability & Security Operations Support • Review vulnerability scan results, track remediation status, validate patch completion, and update tickets. Reporting & Continuous Improvement • Update incident tickets, maintain shift handover notes, prepare daily operational reports, and ensure SLA compliance

Desired Candidate Profile

Necessary Knowledge and Experience to be able to do the Job • 1–4 years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) Experience in monitoring SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, email security, and cloud security alerts. Knowledge of alert triage, incident classification, escalation procedures, and ticket management. Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPN, routing, switching, and common network protocols. Knowledge of Windows and Linux administration, system logs, and endpoint security. Familiarity with common cyber threats such as phishing, malware, ransomware, brute-force attacks, web attacks, and insider threats Education and Certification Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.