Senior SOC Engineer

Full Time @Starlink in Computer, Software & IT
  • Post Date : February 23, 2026

About the job

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior SOC Engineer to lead security monitoring, incident response, detection engineering, and vulnerability management initiatives. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in SIEM/XDR, threat hunting, and risk-based vulnerability management.

Key Responsibilities

Security Monitoring & Incident Response

  • Lead security incident investigations and provide technical expertise
  • Perform real-time monitoring across SIEM, XDR, NDR, OT & cloud platforms
  • Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and document lessons learned
  • Coordinate containment, eradication & recovery activities
  • Ensure SLA & KPI adherence

Detection Engineering & Use Case Management

  • Develop and tune SIEM/XDR correlation rules aligned with MITRE ATT&CK
  • Reduce false positives & enhance detection coverage
  • Implement advanced use cases (ransomware, insider threats, APTs, data exfiltration)
  • Log source onboarding, parser development & normalization
  • Optimize alert thresholds and detection logic

Vulnerability Management

  • Lead end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle (discovery → remediation validation)
  • Risk-based prioritization using CVSS, asset criticality & business impact
  • Correlate vulnerabilities with threat intelligence
  • Validate remediation via rescans & penetration testing support
  • Develop executive dashboards & risk exposure reports

Threat Hunting & Intelligence

  • Conduct proactive hypothesis-driven threat hunting
  • Integrate threat intelligence feeds into SIEM/XDR
  • Track emerging TTPs and refine detection strategies
  • Support adversary simulation exercises

Reporting & Stakeholder Management

  • Vulnerability tracking & SLA breach reporting
  • Monthly risk & trend analysis
  • Patch compliance & remediation validation reporting
  • Audit & compliance documentation support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or related field

📜 Mandatory Certification (Any One Required)

  • Tenable Certified Nessus Professional (TCNP)
  • Tenable Certified Security Center (TCSC)
  • Qualys Certified Specialist – VMDR
  • Qualys Certified Specialist – Web Application Scanning (WAS)

Preferred Certifications

  • CEH
  • Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)
  • OSCP

💡 Required Skillset

  • Hands-on SIEM, XDR/EDR, NDR, SOAR & cloud security monitoring
  • Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK & threat hunting
  • Full vulnerability lifecycle management expertise
  • SOC use case tuning & automation
  • Knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST CSF frameworks
  • Experience with Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7, Acunetix, Burp Suite
  • Basic scripting (PowerShell / Python / KQL / SPL)
  • Strong reporting & stakeholder communication skills

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