Junior Cyber Defense Analyst: SIEM & Incident Response

Private Advertiser; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser is seeking a security operations professional in Malaysia to monitor events via a SIEM platform, analyze alerts for threats and false positives, and perform incident triage with escalation to L2 SOC or ENG teams. You will also spot suspicious activity and correlate logs from multiple sources while ensuring proper log retention for compliance.

The role emphasizes proactive root-cause analysis, teamwork, and autonomy in handling complex tasks within a collaborative SOC

Qualifications

• 2 years’ minimum experience in security operations.
• Malaysian nationality only.
• Ability to work in a team and share findings.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor security events using a SIEM platform.
• Analyze alerts to identify threats and false positives.
• Perform initial incident triage and escalate complex cases to L2 SOC or ENG teams.
• Identify suspicious activity in network traffic and system behavior.
• Develop familiarity with threat intel feeds to recognize IOCs and perform searches.
• Collect, parse, and correlate logs from diverse sources.
• Ensure logs are retained properly and assist in compliance reviews.
• Own tasks with autonomy and manage complex work streams.
• Collaborate with teammates to achieve security goals and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Proactively determine root causes and assess potential impact.

Skills

SIEM monitoring

Alert analysis

Incident triage

IOC searches

Log parsing

Team collaboration

Tools

SIEM platform

Job description

Private Advertiser is seeking a security operations professional in Malaysia to monitor events via a SIEM platform, analyze alerts for threats and false positives, and perform incident triage with escalation to L2 SOC or ENG teams. You will also spot suspicious activity and correlate logs from multiple sources while ensuring proper log retention for compliance.

The role emphasizes proactive root-cause analysis, teamwork, and autonomy in handling complex tasks within a collaborative SOC