SOC II Analyst

Newlands, South Africa

Parvana

Parvana has specialized in IT recruitment services for the more than 15 years in South Africa & Europe.

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About our client:
Our client is an industry leader in Managed Security Operations Centre (SOC) services, with a reputation built on technical expertise, cutting-edge technology, and extensive experience. Their comprehensive managed services offer continuous, robust protection for digital assets. Their advanced SOC provides 24/7 monitoring, threat detection, and rapid incident response to ensure businesses remain secure against an ever-changing threat landscape.

What you will be doing:
  • Keep a close eye on and investigate security alerts from different sources, like SIEM, Defender for Endpoint, Mimecast, and firewall logs.
  • Dig deep into security incidents and come up with practical solutions for incident response.
  • Create and improve SOC automation playbooks within our SOAR to make things faster and more efficient.
  • Work with threat intelligence teams to connect the dots between Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and attack patterns.
  • Tweak SIEM rules and detection logic to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
  • Coach and mentor L1 SOC Analysts, helping them develop their technical and analytical skills.
  • Create SOC reports for internal and external stakeholders to keep everyone in the loop and maintain accountability in security monitoring.

What our client is looking for:
  • Relevant certifications would be highly beneficial - Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), etc.
  • 3+ years experience in SOC operations, cybersecurity analysis, or threat detection.
  • Strong SIEM (Graylog preferred), EDR (Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne), SOAR (FortiSOAR), and firewall security expertise.
  • Hands-on MITRE ATT&CK framework, threat hunting, and digital forensics experience.
  • Skilled in writing correlation rules, detection tuning, and scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash preferred).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for high-pressure SOC environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for collaboration, reporting, and customer engagement.

Job ID:
  • J106854

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers

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Tags: Automation Bash CEH EDR Firewalls Forensics GCFA GCIH GIAC Incident response MITRE ATT&CK Monitoring Offensive security OSCP PowerShell Python Scripting SIEM SOAR SOC Threat detection Threat intelligence TTPs

Region: Africa
Country: South Africa

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