SOC II Analyst
Newlands, South Africa
Parvana
Parvana has specialized in IT recruitment services for the more than 15 years in South Africa & Europe.
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.
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For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers
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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