SOC Analyst
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About the Role
INFRA ASSURE seeks a SOC Analyst to monitor, investigate, and validate security events using SIEM, EDR, and related technologies. The role involves alert triage, incident response support, and detection use case improvement.
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Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts generated from SIEM, EDR, and other cybersecurity platforms to identify potential security threats
- Perform investigation and validation of security alerts, including higher complexity events, before escalating where required
- Analyze recurring alerts to distinguish genuine threats from false positives and document findings appropriately
- Correlate logs and events from multiple data sources to uncover suspicious activity and attack patterns
- Execute established SOC procedures, playbooks, and runbooks for common security incidents such as phishing, malware infections, and unauthorized access attempts
- Escalate verified security incidents to L2 analysts with complete investigation details and supporting evidence
- Maintain accurate incident records and manage cases within ticketing or SOAR platforms while adhering to defined SLAs
- Prepare routine security reports and operational summaries for review by senior SOC personnel
- Assist in optimizing SIEM detection rules by identifying repetitive benign alerts and recommending tuning opportunities
- Support incident investigations by gathering relevant logs, enriching Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), and documenting technical findings
- Stay informed about evolving cyber threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and security best practices
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related discipline
- 3–4 years of experience in cybersecurity, including minimum 2 years within a SOC
- Practical experience with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, or equivalent
- Exposure to EDR technologies, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and enterprise security monitoring tools
- Good understanding of network security, endpoint protection, threat detection methodologies, and incident response processes
- Experience with log analysis, security event correlation, IOC analysis, and execution of standard SOC playbooks
- Ability and willingness to work in a 24x7 rotational shift environment
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About the Role
- The SOC Analyst is responsible for continuously monitoring, investigating, and validating security events across enterprise environments using SIEM, EDR, and related security technologies.
- The role focuses on identifying potential threats, performing alert triage, correlating security events, and assisting with incident response by validating and escalating confirmed incidents.
- Working alongside senior SOC analysts, the individual will also contribute to improving detection use cases and ensuring incidents are managed in line with established SOC procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts generated from SIEM, EDR, and other cybersecurity platforms to identify potential security threats
- Perform investigation and validation of security alerts, including higher complexity events, before escalating where required
- Analyze recurring alerts to distinguish genuine threats from false positives and document findings appropriately
- Correlate logs and events from multiple data sources to uncover suspicious activity and attack patterns
- Execute established SOC procedures, playbooks, and runbooks for common security incidents such as phishing, malware infections, and unauthorized access attempts
- Escalate verified security incidents to L2 analysts with complete investigation details and supporting evidence
- Maintain accurate incident records and manage cases within ticketing or SOAR platforms while adhering to defined SLAs
- Prepare routine security reports and operational summaries for review by senior SOC personnel
- Assist in optimizing SIEM detection rules by identifying repetitive benign alerts and recommending tuning opportunities
- Support incident investigations by gathering relevant logs, enriching Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), and documenting technical findings
- Stay informed about evolving cyber threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and security best practices
Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline. Equivalent industry experience may also be considered.
- 3–4 years of experience in cybersecurity, including a minimum of 2 years within a Security Operations Centre (SOC).
- Practical experience working with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, or equivalent solutions.
- Exposure to EDR technologies, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and enterprise security monitoring tools.
- Good understanding of network security, endpoint protection, threat detection methodologies, and incident response processes.
- Experience with log analysis, security event correlation, IOC analysis, and execution of standard SOC playbooks.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability and willingness to work in a 24x7 rotational shift environment.
Preferred Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- EC Council Certified SOC Analyst (CSA/C|SA)
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
- Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC 200) (preferred)
- Splunk Core Certified User or Power User (desirable)
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