Description
- Job Title : L3 SOC Analyst / SOC Manager
- Experience : 8+ Years (Relevant SOC & Cybersecurity Experience)
- Location : Chennai
- Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days (Mandatory)
- Employment Type : Full-Time
Job Summary
We are looking for a highly experienced L3 SOC Analyst / SOC Manager to lead and manage day-to-day Security Operations Center (SOC) activities. The role requires strong hands-on technical expertise along with leadership skills to manage multi-tier SOC teams, handle high-severity incidents, and drive SOC maturity through automation, process optimization, and advanced threat detection.
Key Responsibilities
SOC Operations & Leadership :
- Manage day-to-day operations of a multi-tier SOC team (L1/L2/L3 analysts, incident responders, threat hunters).
- Define and enforce SOC processes, SLAs, KPIs, and performance metrics.
- Oversee 24/7 SOC operations, shift planning, and escalation mechanisms.
- Lead high-severity incident response efforts and provide executive-level communication.
Incident Response & Threat Management
- Implement and maintain cyber incident response plans, playbooks, and runbooks.
- Oversee detection, triage, investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents.
- Ensure timely resolution of security alerts and continuous tuning of detection rules.
- Handle major cyber incidents including ransomware, phishing attacks, insider threats, and cloud security breaches.
Security Tools & Technology
- Manage and optimize SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence platforms, vulnerability management tools, and log management systems.
- Strong hands-on experience with FortiSIEM and FortiSOAR platforms.
- Drive SOC use-case development, automation, and orchestration to improve efficiency and reduce MTTR.
- Evaluate and deploy new security technologies aligned with SOC maturity roadmap.
Collaboration & Reporting
- Coordinate with IT, network, cloud, and application teams for event correlation and remediation.
- Collaborate with CISO, compliance, risk, and IT teams to strengthen the organizations overall security posture.
- Prepare and deliver weekly/monthly SOC performance reports and executive dashboards.
- Support pre-sales activities for SOC-as-a-Service offerings when required.
Mandatory Skills / Tech Stack
Category Skills
SOC Platforms :
FortiSIEM, FortiSOAR
Endpoint Security :
EDR / XDR
Cloud Security :
AWS, Azure Security Monitoring
Frameworks :
MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls
Threat Handling :
Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence, Incident Response
Operations :
SOC Operations, Playbooks, Automation, Use Case Development
Basic Qualifications
- 12- 18 years of overall cybersecurity experience.
- Minimum 6+ years of experience leading SOC or Incident Response teams.
- Strong expertise in FortiSIEM & FortiSOAR (mandatory).
- Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR, threat intelligence platforms, and cloud security monitoring.
- Deep understanding of global security frameworks and best practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
Preferred Certifications
- CEH
- CHFI
- Any equivalent cybersecurity certifications
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