SOC Analyst
On-site · Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Job Summary
Operational SOC Analyst responsible for monitoring, triaging, and investigating cybersecurity alerts across managed client environments within a 24×7 MSSP setting. You will work with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Entra ID, and Defender for Office 365 to validate threats, escalate incidents, and support containment and remediation. Responsibilities include initial investigations to determine true positives, documentation in ITSM tools, analysis of phishing/malware/ransomware events, correlation of logs across sources, threat-hunting activities, and participating in incident response playbooks with a focus on timely, accurate incident handling and improvement of knowledge base materials.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
- 3-5 years of cybersecurity, SOC, IT support, or security operations experience
- Basic hands-on exposure to SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, or equivalent
- Familiarity with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) and Defender for Office 365 (MDO)
- Understanding of common cybersecurity threats including phishing, malware, ransomware, credential theft, and brute-force attacks
- Basic understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework concepts
- Experience using ticketing or ITSM systems such as ServiceNow
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail
- Good written and verbal communication skills
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