SOC L2 Analyst - Threat Hunting

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About The Role SOC L2 Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events across SIEM dashboards, reports, tickets, chat, phone, and email
• Perform triage of potential security incidents and validate severity
• Escalate and coordinate with client teams for incident resolution
• Maintain accurate incident notes and case documentation
• Provide advanced analysis of alerts escalated from L1
• Perform threat hunting for patterns and anomalies
• Conduct malware analysis and generate IOCs/signatures
• Develop/update runbooks and playbooks
• Support incident detection, event correlation, and escalation
• Work closely with shift leads and ensure SLA adherence
• Identify gaps, improve detection rules, tune false positives
• Act as subject matter expert in specific security domains
  

Mandatory Skills

• 3+ years of SOC experience (L1/L2)
• Hands-on with security technologies
• SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, EDR, AV, Sandboxing, WAF, Proxies, Firewalls
• Strong understanding of APT, attack techniques, TTPs
• Good knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP & basic networking
• Ability to work in rotational shifts (24/7)
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
  

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP
• GIAC / GMON
• CEH
• Equivalent security certifications
  

Good To Have Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-driven, eager to learn, and proactive
• Experience with threat hunting, penetration testing, threat intel
  

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