Senior SOC Engineer
Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Security Monitoring & Incident Response Security incident investigations and provide technical support. Perform real-time monitoring of SIEM, XDR, NDR, OT and cloud security platforms. Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and document lessons learned. Coordinate containment, eradication, and recovery actions. Ensure adherence to defined SLAs and KPIs for incident handling. Detection Engineering & Use Case Management Develop and tune SIEM/XDR correlation rules aligned with MITRE ATT&CK. Reduce false positives and improve detection coverage. Implement advanced use cases for insider threats, data exfiltration, ransomware, and APT activities. Conduct log source onboarding, parser development, and normalization. Periodically review and optimize alert thresholds and detection logic. Vulnerability Management Lead end-to-end vulnerability management lifecycle (discovery, assessment, prioritization, remediation validation). Correlate vulnerability data with threat intelligence and exploitability context. Conduct risk-based vulnerability prioritization using CVSS, business impact, and asset criticality. Validate remediation effectiveness through rescans and penetration testing support. Prepare executive dashboards highlighting risk exposure and remediation trends. Threat Hunting & Threat Intelligence Integration Perform proactive threat hunting using hypothesis-driven methodologies. Integrate threat intelligence feeds into SIEM/XDR platforms. Track emerging TTPs and adjust detection strategies accordingly. Conduct adversary simulation validation exercises. Share actionable intelligence with internal stakeholders Reporting & Stakeholder Management Critical/High vulnerability tracking Vulnerability aging & SLA breach reporting Remediation status (open vs. closed tracking) Monthly trend & risk analysis reporting Exploitable / high-risk vulnerability reporting Internet-facing & asset coverage reporting Patch compliance & validation reporting Exception / risk acceptance reporting Audit & compliance evidence reporting Qualification- • 8+ of experience in IT Security Systems and Information Security. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer science or related field. Certification: any one Mandatory Tenable Certified Nessus Professional (TCNP) Tenable Certified Security Center (TCSC) Qualys Certified Specialist – Vulnerability Management (VMDR) Qualys Certified Specialist – Web Application Scanning (WAS) Preferred: CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst (SC-200) OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) Skillset: Hands-on expertise in SIEM, XDR/EDR, NDR, SOAR, vulnerability management, and cloud security monitoring. Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, threat hunting, malware analysis, and log correlation. Proven experience managing the full vulnerability management lifecycle with risk-based prioritization. Ability to translate technical findings into business risk and support risk assessments, control gap analysis, and risk treatment planning. Experience in SOC build, use case tuning, automation, and continuous SOC maturity improvement. Strong knowledge of security frameworks and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST CSF). Excellent analytical, communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills. Vulnerability Management Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, Acunetix, Burp Suite Scanner SIEM Management (log analysis, correlation rules, dashboards) Alert Triage & Incident Handling Threat Detection & Analysis EDR/XDR Monitoring & Investigation Network Traffic Analysis (NDR, Firewall, IDS/IPS) Malware Analysis (Basic static/dynamic analysis) Basic Scripting (PowerShell / Python / KQL / SPL) Cloud Security Monitoring (Azure/AWS/GCP) Report Writing & Incident Documentation Desired Candidate Profile . Employment Type Full Time Company Industry Other Department / Functional Area IT Software Keywords SIEMXDR/EDRVulnerability ManagementThreat HuntingIncident ResponseMITRE ATT&CKSOC OperationsQualys VMDRTenable NessusCloud Security Monitoring Get real-time job updates only on our App
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- CompanyINTALEQ
- LocationDoha, Qatar
- CategoryCybersecurity
- SourceNaukrigulf
- Listed11 years ago
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