Job Summary: Experience Profile (3 Years SOC Analyst)

✔ 3+ years in SOC Monitoring & Incident Handling

✔ Hands-on Logpoint (GuardSIX) SIEM operations

✔ Experience in alert triage and incident investigation

✔ Knowledge of EDR, Firewall, IDS/IPS, Email Security logs

✔ Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and Threat Hunting

✔ Working experience in a 24x7 SOC environment

Location: Hyderabad

Shift: 24x7 Rotational Shifts

Work Location: 5 days work from office(we can discuss about Night shifts)

Key Responsibilities

Security Monitoring & Incident Detection (Must have)

Monitor security events and alerts generated from Logpoint SIEM (GuardSIX) and integrated security tools.
Perform real-time analysis of security incidents and suspicious activities.
Investigate alerts related to malware, phishing, ransomware, insider threats, privilege misuse, and unauthorized access.
Validate and triage security alerts based on severity and business impact.
Escalate incidents to L2 & L3 teams and stakeholders as per defined procedures.

Incident Response & Investigation (Must Have)

Conduct incident investigations using SIEM queries and threat intelligence sources.
Analyze logs from:

o Windows Servers & Workstations

o Linux Systems

o Active Directory

o Firewalls

o IDS/IPS

o Proxy and Web Gateways

o EDR/XDR Solutions

o Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Perform root cause analysis and incident documentation.
Support containment, eradication, and recovery activities.

Threat Hunting & Threat Intelligence (Must have)

Execute proactive threat hunting activities using Logpoint searches.
Leverage MITRE ATT&CK framework for threat mapping.
Analyze Indicators of Compromise (IoCs).
Correlate threat intelligence feeds with internal security events.
Identify anomalous user and system behaviors.

Logpoint SIEM Administration & Use Case Monitoring (Good to have)

Create, modify, and tune Logpoint correlation rules and use cases.
Fine-tune alert thresholds to reduce false positives.
Develop dashboards, reports, and custom searches.
Monitor log collection health and data ingestion.
Validate parser functionality and troubleshoot log collection issues.
Perform use case validation and testing.

Required Technical Skills

SIEM

Hands-on experience with:

o Logpoint SIEM (GuardSIX) – Mandatory

O Experience With Splunk/QRadar/Microsoft Sentinel (Preferred)

Security Technologies

Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, Cisco)
IDS/IPS (Snort, Suricata, Trend Micro)
EDR/XDR (Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne)
Email Security Solutions
Web Proxy Solutions
Vulnerability Management Tools

Operating Systems

Windows Administration
Linux Administration

Networking

TCP/IP
DNS
DHCP
VPN
HTTP/HTTPS
SMTP
Network Security Concepts

Required Knowledge

Cyber Kill Chain
MITRE ATT&CK Framework
Security Incident Response Lifecycle
Threat Intelligence Concepts
Malware Analysis Fundamentals
Security Monitoring Best Practices
SOC Processes and Procedures
Event Correlation Techniques

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, IT, or related field.
3+ years of experience in SOC operations.
Experience working in 24x7 rotational shifts.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

CompTIA Security+
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
SC-200 (Microsoft Security Operations Analyst)
Logpoint Certified Analyst (Preferred)

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Incident Response SLA Compliance
Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)
Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)
Alert Triage Accuracy
Use Case Effectiveness
Threat Hunt Outcomes
Reduction in False Positive Alerts

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