SOC Incident Handler

Role

Total IT Experience: 6+ years

Description

• Use Case Development: Knowledge of organizational risks and threats to design relevant and effective detection rules.
• Log Sources: Understanding log formats, sources, and parsing for accurate data utilization in use cases.
• SIEM and Analytics Tools: Familiarity with platforms like Securonix, Sentinel, or Splunk to implement and monitor use cases.
• Alert Logic: Ability to define thresholds, logic, and conditions to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
• Incident Response Needs: Awareness of incident response workflows to align use cases with actionable intelligence.
• Performance Metrics: Skills to create and optimize KPI/KRI reports to track detection and response performance.
• Fine-Tuning Methodology: Experience in analyzing alert data to refine use cases and adjust logic periodically. Detect and respond to company-wide security incidents, coordinating cross-functional teams to mitigate and eradicate threats.
• Incident response lead for high impact cyber security incidents
• Triage events, escalations and incidents to determine remediation and resolution actions
• Coordinate appropriate response activities across teams or directly with stakeholders to rapidly remediate potential threats
• Experience in Cyber Threat incident response, vulnerability research, malware analysis and exploit investigation.
• Demonstrated experience in computer security related disciplines, including but not limited to the following subject areas: software vulnerabilities and exploitation, host forensics, malware analysis, network traffic analysis, Insider Threat and web-focused security topics.
• Knowledgeable about modern security related subjects and trends, for example, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Spear Phishing, and credential compromise techniques
• Proven ability to drive large scale, high visibility projects with high collaboration and leadership
• Excellent judgment, decision making skills, and the ability to work under pressure
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills and experience of presenting to senior management