SOC Analyst

About the role

The SOC Analyst will protect IFZA’s information systems by identifying, assessing, and mitigating security risks. You will monitor security events, respond to incidents, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM dashboards (Microsoft Sentinel) and security alerts in real time.
• Track and analyze events from tools such as Microsoft Defender.
• Perform initial investigation, classification, and escalation of alerts.
• Execute predefined response actions (device isolation, password resets, IP blocking).
• Analyze threat intelligence, phishing emails, malware, and malicious URLs.
• Document incidents, conduct root‑cause analysis, and generate remediation reports.
• Collaborate with internal IT and security teams and communicate with users to validate suspicious activity.
• Deliver security awareness training and create educational materials.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in SOC operations, with at least 3 years hands‑on in SOC, blue‑team, or security engineering.
• Proven expertise with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, and incident management.

Required skills

• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Defender
• SIEM monitoring
• Incident management and response
• TCP/IP fundamentals
• Windows internals
• Linux internals
• AWS cloud services
• Azure cloud services
• Threat intelligence analysis