Information Security Engineer (SOC)

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze logs and alerts from a wide range of sources including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), endpoints, servers, and cloud platforms.
• Perform correlation of events from multiple sources to identify advanced threats and unusual patterns of behavior.
• Fine-tune alert thresholds and detection logic to reduce false positives and improve signal-to-noise ratio.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting to provide real-time visibility into security posture.
  
  

• Serve as a frontline responder for security incidents, managing incidents through their lifecycle – detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors during high-severity incidents or data breaches.
• Perform root cause analysis and forensic investigations using endpoint and network-based artifacts.
• Maintain detailed incident documentation and contribute to post-mortem analysis and reports.
  
  

• Research emerging threats and trends. 
• Contribute to the creation and tuning of detection rules, threat-hunting queries, and use cases across multiple platforms including cloud environments.
• Maintaining CTI Platform along with the integration of the CTI feeds with the security controls to have active CTI driven detections.
  
  

• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams including IT, DevOps, Risk, and Compliance during incidents and investigations.
• Provide concise and clear updates during incident handling to stakeholders and management.
• Mentor junior analysts and assist in training efforts within the SOC team.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 3–4 years of experience in a SOC or cybersecurity operations role, ideally in a fast-paced fintech or enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices, including incident handling, alert triage, log analysis, and threat modeling.
• Understanding of online technologies, REST APIs, microservices, and modern application architectures.
• Experience working in a culturally diverse and collaborative environment.
• Familiarity with DLP, AV, and anti-malware systems from an operational monitoring perspective.
• Experience with phishing detection, user behavior analytics, and security awareness campaigns.
• Security certifications such as Security+, CySA+, eCIR, eCTHPv2, GCIA, or GMON (preferred but not required).
• Strong communication skills, especially for coordinating incident response and writing clear incident reports.
• Experience with SIEM platforms, SOAR tools, EDR/XDR, and Threat Intelligence platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud environments and cloud-native logging and monitoring tools.
• Scripting experience (e.g., Python) to automate tasks and improve SOC efficiency.