Salla

Senior SOC Analyst

Salla·LinkedIn·Jeddah, Saudi Arabia·On-site·Full-time·1 week ago
AssociateBachelor's DegreeEngineeringInformation Technology and ServicesTechnology

About the role

About the role

We are looking for a Senior SOC Analyst to lead advanced security monitoring, investigation, and response across our cloud, endpoint, network, and edge environments. This role sits at the L2/L3 level and plays a critical part in incident escalation, detection engineering, and strengthening our overall security posture. You will also act as a mentor to junior analysts and collaborate closely with security, cloud, and engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

  • Perform advanced L2/L3 alert triage and investigations across endpoint, network, cloud, and edge security platforms
  • Lead investigations using SIEM tools to validate incidents, reduce noise, and determine impact
  • Analyze and respond to edge security events including WAF, DDoS, bot activity, and Zero Trust alerts
  • Act as an escalation point for confirmed incidents and support containment and response actions
  • Conduct root cause analysis and threat investigations, identifying attacker behavior and scope of impact
  • Design, tune, and maintain detection rules and logic across SIEM platforms
  • Improve detection coverage by aligning rules with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Mentor and guide junior SOC analysts and contribute to skill development across the team
  • Help build and maintain investigation playbooks and incident response runbooks
  • Collaborate with SOC leadership, Cloud Security, and DevOps teams to improve security controls and visibility

What success looks like

  • Security alerts are accurately triaged with reduced false positives and faster response times
  • Incidents are thoroughly investigated with clear root cause analysis and actionable remediation
  • Detection coverage improves continuously across cloud, endpoint, and edge environments
  • Junior analysts demonstrate stronger investigation and escalation capabilities
  • Cross-functional teams are supported with clear, timely security insights and recommendations

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as a SOC Analyst (L2/L3)
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer…
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