SOC Analyst

SOC Analyst - L3

Key Responsibilities

• Lead advanced threat hunting and investigate sophisticated security incidents.
• Perform detailed analysis of malware activity, lateral movement, privilege escalation, persistence, and potential data exfiltration.
• Develop detection strategies, correlation logic, and advanced security use cases.
• Review and improve existing detection rules, monitoring coverage, and incident response playbooks.
• Lead incident investigations and coordinate response activities across security and IT teams.
• Identify recurring threats and recommend preventive and corrective security controls.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to L1/L2 analysts.
• Support SOC leadership with incident reporting, operational metrics, and process improvements.
• Drive incident response readiness, documentation quality, and compliance alignment.
• Contribute to security framework implementation and audit-related activities.
• Support team leadership, prioritization, and operational decision-making as required.

Must-Have Skills

• Advanced threat hunting and security event analysis.
• Complex incident investigation and response coordination.
• Detection strategy, engineering, and use-case development.
• Strong SIEM and security platform knowledge.
• Security frameworks, compliance awareness, and process improvement.
• Technical leadership, analytical thinking, and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP.
• CompTIA Security+.
• CCIE Security or a relevant CCIE security specialization.
• Other relevant cybersecurity certifications.