Security Consultant - SOC

We are seeking an experienced Security Incident Response Analyst to lead incident response efforts and enhance our Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities. The ideal candidate will act as a subject matter expert (SME) in security incidents, leverage automation tools for SOC processes, and proactively hunt for threats to ensure the security and integrity of enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Incident Response (IR):

  Act as the SME for security incidents, analyze and respond to security breaches, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate remediation efforts. Provide leadership during incident investigations to ensure rapid and thorough handling.

• SOC Automation & Integration:

  Use

  Python scripting

  and

  Palo Alto XSOAR

  to automate security processes, streamline incident response, and enhance detection capabilities. Design, implement, and maintain playbooks to address emerging threats.

• Threat Hunting & Monitoring:

  Proactively perform threat hunting to detect advanced threats that may bypass existing security solutions. Leverage internal and external threat intelligence to identify and mitigate potential risks.

• OSINT Utilization:

  Apply

  Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

  techniques to gather and analyze publicly available information for early identification of threats.

• Collaboration & Communication:

  Collaborate with IT, legal, and risk teams to align incident response strategies. Clearly communicate complex security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders through reports and presentations. Provide mentoring and security awareness training to SOC analysts and other team members.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

Preferred Education:

• Master's Degree in a relevant field.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

• 6+ years of experience in

  IT security with SOC operations

  .
• Expertise in

  Security Device Management, SIEM (Arcsight, Qradar), incident response, threat hunting, use case engineering, SOC analyst operations, and device integration with SIEM

  .
• Working knowledge of

  industry standard risk, governance, and security methodologies

  .
• Proficiency in

  incident response processes

  including detection, triage, analysis, remediation, and reporting.
• Competence with

  Microsoft Office tools

  (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).
• Strong skills in

  Python scripting

  and

  Palo Alto XSOAR

  for automation.