Security Analyst SOC (L2)

Position: Security Analyst SOC (L2) Location: Dubai, UAE Experience: 5 +Years Duration 2 Years

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 L
• 1. Determine scope, impact, and root cause.
• Lead containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Escalate critical incidents to L3/IR teams. 2)
• 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. 3)
• Log Analysis Analyze logs from Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Windows/Linux, AD, Cloud platforms, EDR, Email gateways, Proxy, and DNS.
• 4. Security Operations Tune SIEM correlation rules, reduce false positives, develop detection logic for emerging threats.
• Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking.
• 5. 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