SOC Analyst – Incident Response & Threat Hunting

About the role

We are seeking an experienced SOC Analyst to join a high‑profile cybersecurity project in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on incident response, threat hunting and triage within a mature Security Operations Centre.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate and respond to security incidents across enterprise environments.
• Perform incident triage, analysis, containment and remediation.
• Conduct proactive threat‑hunting activities to uncover hidden threats.
• Analyse alerts from SIEM, EDR and other security platforms.
• Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Document findings, root‑cause analyses and post‑incident recommendations.

Required profile

• Proven experience in a SOC environment (Tier 2 or Tier 3 preferred).
• Recent hands‑on experience in Incident Response, Threat Hunting, DFIR or Security Operations.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Ability to work onsite in Abu Dhabi, Monday‑Friday.
• Must already hold a valid UAE Golden Visa or Freelance Visa (no sponsorship).

Required skills

• SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar.
• EDR solutions including CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Cortex XDR.
• Incident triage and investigation techniques.
• Threat‑hunting methodologies.