SOC Analyst – Level 2
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About the Role
Finesse Direct is hiring a Level 2 SOC Analyst for a 1-year contract in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role involves monitoring and analyzing security alerts, investigating incidents, and using Microsoft Sentinel.
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Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyse security alerts/events from SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoints and cloud telemetry
- Investigate, validate and escalate incidents per SOC procedures; perform root cause and impact analysis
- Use Microsoft Sentinel for alert correlation, log analysis, incident triage and playbook execution
- Collaborate with L1 analysts to provide guidance on escalations and incident handling
- Perform threat hunting, detection tuning and development of detection use cases (MITRE ATT&CK mappings)
- Produce clear incident reports and contribute to post incident reviews and runbooks
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field
- 2–4 years of SOC / monitoring experience
- Hands on experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar or equivalent SIEM platforms
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, incident response methodologies and basic cloud security monitoring (Azure/AWS)
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, Microsoft security certs) are advantageous
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Job Overview
- Role: SOC Analyst – Level 2 (1 year contract, extendable)
- Location: United Arab Emirates (locally available candidates preferred)
- Join a 24x7 Security Operations Center to monitor, investigate and respond to security incidents.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyse security alerts/events from SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoints and cloud telemetry.
- Investigate, validate and escalate incidents per SOC procedures; perform root cause and impact analysis.
- Use Microsoft Sentinel for alert correlation, log analysis, incident triage and playbook execution.
- Collaborate with L1 analysts to provide guidance on escalations and incident handling.
- Perform threat hunting, detection tuning and development of detection use cases (MITRE ATT&CK mappings).
- Produce clear incident reports and contribute to post incident reviews and runbooks.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field.
- 2–4 years’ SOC / monitoring experience with strong understanding of network protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS and endpoint protection.
- Hands on experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar or equivalent SIEM platforms.
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, incident response methodologies and basic cloud security monitoring (Azure/AWS).
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, Microsoft security certs) are advantageous.
Apply
- Send CV to divya@finessedirect.com
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