Senior Analyst - SOC Monitoring

TalentsTide; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentsTide in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Senior Analyst – SOC Monitoring to lead security monitoring, incident analysis, and threat hunting in a fast-paced SOC environment. You will validate incidents from Tier 1, analyze logs, correlate events, and support SIEM monitoring, dashboards, and reporting.

The role requires 4+ years of SOC experience and a Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, electrical engineering, or related field.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in SOC operations, monitoring, or incident response.
• Bachelor’s degree as listed in education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead security monitoring and incident analysis activities.
• Validate and investigate security incidents escalated from Tier 1 SOC Analysts.
• Conduct threat hunting, log analysis, and incident response activities.
• Analyze network traffic and identify suspicious or anomalous behavior.
• Correlate security events from multiple data sources and provide actionable recommendations.
• Support SIEM monitoring, alert tuning, dashboard creation, and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
• Monitor threat intelligence sources to identify emerging threats.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident analysis

Threat hunting

Log analysis

Network traffic analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

SIEM

Dashboarding

Threat intelligence tools

Job description

Job Title: Senior Analyst – SOC Monitoring

Job Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Work Mode: On-site

Date Posted: 15 October 2026

Job Description / Role:

We are Hiring for an experienced Senior Analyst – SOC Monitoring to support advanced security monitoring, incident investigation, threat analysis, and cyber defense operations within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead security monitoring and incident analysis activities.
• Validate and investigate security incidents escalated from Tier 1 SOC Analysts.
• Conduct threat hunting, log analysis, and incident response activities.
• Analyze network traffic and identify suspicious or anomalous behavior.
• Correlate security events from multiple data sources and provide actionable recommendations.
• Support SIEM monitoring, alert tuning, dashboard creation, and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
• Monitor threat intelligence sources to identify emerging threats.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in SOC operations, cybersecurity monitoring, or incident response

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Employment / Job Type: Full Time

Nationality: UAE National (Emiratisation)

About the Company:

A recruitment and talent solutions provider supporting employers with hiring across commercial, technical and administrative roles. It helps organisations in the Gulf identify, assess and place candidates for permanent and contract positions.

Company Industry: Cyber Security

Department / Functional Area: Security Operations Center

Closing Date: 15 November 2026