Security Operations Center Analyst L2
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About the Role
VaporVM is seeking an experienced SOC Analyst L2 with 5+ years of hands-on SOC experience in the UAE. The role involves leading SOC deployment, security monitoring, incident analysis, threat hunting, and mentoring L1 analysts.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and support end to end SOC deployment and implementation projects.
- Monitor, investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents and threats.
- Manage and optimize SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and other security monitoring solutions.
- Perform threat hunting, log analysis, and event correlation activities.
- Develop SOC use cases, detection rules, dashboards, and playbooks.
- Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to L1 SOC Analysts.
- Conduct incident response, root cause analysis, and remediation coordination.
- Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders on security operations and improvement initiatives.
- Prepare security reports, incident summaries, and operational metrics.
- Ensure adherence to SOC processes, SLAs, and cybersecurity best practices.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of hands on experience in Security Operations Centers (SOC)
- Proven experience in end to end SOC setup, deployment, and operationalization
- Hands on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, ArcSight, or similar
- Strong understanding of Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, and Security Monitoring
- Experience with EDR, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Vulnerability Management, and SOAR platforms
- Strong knowledge of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, Networking, and Cloud Security
- Experience leading and mentoring L1 SOC teams
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field
- Preferred certifications: CEH, GCIH, GCIA, SC 200, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent
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Job Summary
- We are seeking an experienced SOC Analyst L2 with a minimum of 5 years of hands on experience in Security Operations Centers (SOC).
- The ideal candidate will have expertise in end to end SOC deployment and operations, security monitoring, incident analysis, threat detection, and team leadership.
- The candidate will also be responsible for guiding and mentoring L1 analysts while ensuring efficient SOC operations and incident response.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support end to end SOC deployment and implementation projects.
- Monitor, investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents and threats.
- Manage and optimize SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and other security monitoring solutions.
- Perform threat hunting, log analysis, and event correlation activities.
- Develop SOC use cases, detection rules, dashboards, and playbooks.
- Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to L1 SOC Analysts.
- Conduct incident response, root cause analysis, and remediation coordination.
- Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders on security operations and improvement initiatives.
- Prepare security reports, incident summaries, and operational metrics.
- Ensure adherence to SOC processes, SLAs, and cybersecurity best practices.
Required Skills
- Proven experience in end to end SOC setup, deployment, and operationalization.
- Hands on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, ArcSight, or similar.
- Strong understanding of Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, and Security Monitoring.
- Experience with EDR, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Vulnerability Management, and SOAR platforms.
- Strong knowledge of Windows, Linux, Active Directory, Networking, and Cloud Security.
- Experience leading and mentoring L1 SOC teams.
Preferred Certifications
- CEH, GCIH, GCIA, SC 200, CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent certifications.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
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