Senior SOC Engineer
Full Time @Starlink posted 5 hours ago in Computer, Software & IT ShortlistAbout 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
