Security Analyst – SOC (L2)
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About the Role
A Security Operations Center in Dubai seeks an L2 Security Analyst with 5+ years of experience to investigate escalated incidents, conduct threat hunting, perform in-depth log analysis, and lead incident response.
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Responsibilities
- Investigate and triage alerts escalated by L1; determine scope, impact, and root cause; lead containment, eradication, and recovery
- Proactively hunt threats using SIEM, EDR/XDR, and threat intelligence; identify suspicious patterns and IOCs
- Analyze logs from Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Windows/Linux, AD, Cloud platforms, EDR, Email gateways, Proxy, and DNS
- Tune SIEM correlation rules, reduce false positives, develop detection logic for emerging threats
- Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking
- Document investigations, prepare incident reports, maintain playbooks/SOPs; map incidents to MITRE ATT&CK
- Mentor L1 analysts; support forensics and tabletop exercises
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in SOC/L2 analyst role
- Hands on with SIEM like Splunk/QRadar/Sentinel, EDR/XDR like CrowdStrike/MS Defender, Threat Intel Platforms
- Strong understanding of modern cyber threats, attack techniques, MITRE ATT&CK, incident response lifecycle
- Certifications: CEH, Security+, CySA+, or equivalent preferred
- Analytical mindset, strong documentation, stakeholder communication
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Job Summary
- We are seeking a skilled L2 Security Analyst to join our Security Operations Center.
- The L2 analyst investigates security incidents escalated from L1, conducts threat hunting, performs in depth log analysis, and leads incident response efforts to minimize organizational risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Security Monitoring & Incident Response: Investigate and triage alerts escalated by L1. Determine scope, impact, and root cause. Lead containment, eradication, and recovery. Escalate critical incidents to L3/IR teams.
- Threat Hunting: Proactively hunt threats using SIEM, EDR/XDR, and threat intelligence. Identify suspicious patterns and IOCs. Develop hypotheses based on threat intel and org risk.
- Log Analysis: Analyze logs from Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Windows/Linux, AD, Cloud platforms, EDR, Email gateways, Proxy, and DNS.
- Security Operations: Tune SIEM correlation rules, reduce false positives, develop detection logic for emerging threats. Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking.
- Documentation & Collaboration: Document investigations, prepare incident reports, maintain playbooks/SOPs. Map incidents to MITRE ATT&CK. Mentor L1 analysts. Support forensics and tabletop exercises.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Experience: 3 5 yrs in SOC/L2 analyst role
- Tools: Hands on with SIEM like Splunk/QRadar/Sentinel, EDR/XDR like CrowdStrike/MS Defender, Threat Intel Platforms
- Knowledge: Strong understanding of modern cyber threats, attack techniques, MITRE ATT&CK, incident response lifecycle
- Certifications: CEH, Security+, CySA+, or equivalent preferred
- Soft Skills: Analytical mindset, strong documentation, stakeholder communication
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