SOC Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and self-motivated Senior SOC Engineer to lead our Security Operations Center activities. This role involves advanced SOC setup, security monitoring, threat intelligence, and incident handling to safeguard enterprise infrastructure.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Implement, manage, and administer SIEM solutions (Splunk or similar)
• Lead SOC team operations and prepare weekly/monthly trend analysis reports
• Perform real-time monitoring, investigation, analysis, and escalation of security incidents from multiple log sources
• Tune and refine security filters to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy
• Conduct root cause analysis for security and availability incidents and prepare detailed reports
• Integrate devices, create rules, dashboards, and alerts in SIEM
• Conduct cyber threat hunting, analytics, and threat intelligence gathering
• Assist in incident investigations and coordinate with the security incident handling team
• Maintain compliance dashboards and security reporting standards
• Oversee SOC governance, processes, KPIs, and staff training

Required Skills & Experience

• 3–5 years of experience in information security, SOC operations, and threat intelligence
• Strong knowledge of SIEM tools (Splunk preferred) and device integration
• Experience in real-time log monitoring from firewalls, IDS/IPS, operating systems, databases, and network devices
• Strong technical understanding of Windows Server, Linux OS, networking, and security protocols
• Hands-on experience in incident analysis, escalation (L1–L3), and SOC delivery methodologies
• Knowledge of cyber threat hunting techniques, analytics, and machine learning-based detection
• Familiarity with data science concepts for analyzing large security datasets
• Strong problem-solving skills, self-motivation, and ability to work independently or with remote teams

Nice to Have

• Experience in device configuration change tracking and network security assessments
• Strong understanding of security compliance frameworks
• Proficiency in report generation and executive brief preparation

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Rs200,000.00 - Rs450,000.00 per month

Experience:

• SOC: 4 years (Preferred)
• Threat Intelligence: 3 years (Preferred)

Location:

• Lahore (Preferred)

Work Location: In person