SOC Security Specialist (SOC L1)

Security Specialist with 3 to 4 years who has experience in Incident management and response & SOC operations, and Information Security Management System process experience to join our high-performing Security Operations team. As a part of the team you will be responsible for Monitoring Security Systems, initial investigation based on alerts from security monitoring systems and also take care of security related incidents. Candidate should also possess experience and knowledge with the security standards like ISO 27001, ITIL SMS, Cobit, NIST and CSF.

• 2+ years of experience in L1 security monitoring.


• Experience in security incident management process.


• Experience with mail hygiene services, evaluating mail for suspicious activity, and acting upon suspicious activity.


• Ability to perform level 1-2 Security related tasks.


• Ability to correlate and validate alerts to ensure they represent relevant security incidents.


• Ability to act upon identified vulnerabilities. To monitor the health of the SIEM tool.


• To detect Incidents by monitoring the SIEM console, Rules, Reports and Dashboards.


• Experience with operational/security monitoring, both from administration and response experience.


• To assist SOC Analyst in incident workflow. To assist SOC team in incident detection and resolving


• Experience in working with the SOC team and collaborate with different levels of incidents meeting the SLAs and KPIs


• To Monitor the SIEM console resources to identify any anomalies.

Key Skills:

• Solid Knowledge of Incident management and response


• Experience in working with L1 or L2 SOC analyst


• Familiarity with Information Security standards like ISO 27001, ITIL process. Knowledge of information security policies, procedures, guidelines and other security documentation.


• ITIL Foundation, ISO 27001 Auditor certification.


• Strong analytical skills, eye for detail


• SIEM, UTM and other security tools


• Security monitoring experience


• Compile daily shift activities into daily shift reports


• Compile monthly, quarterly, and annual SOC statistics


• Maintain awareness of trends in the security regulatory, technology and operational requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.


• Security certifications like CEH, CISSP, CISM, prefer