SIEM Team Lead (SOC-02)

Tentacle Technologies; Sepang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship and professional growth

Career progression pathway

Collaborative team culture

Impactful projects in tech sector

Job summary

Tentacle Tech is seeking an experienced SIEM Team Lead in Malaysia to own day-to-day SIEM operations within a fast-paced technology environment. You will lead a team of analysts, act as the key technical escalation point, and ensure the SIEM platform remains healthy and fully aligned with SOC requirements.

This role offers hands-on technical leadership, incident coordination, and collaboration with SOC, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to drive detection tuning and data quality

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years in SIEM, SOC, or cybersecurity operations.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Sentinel or equivalent SIEM.
• Knowledge of KQL and log analysis; capable of incident coordination across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the SIEM team, allocating daily operational activities.
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex SIEM issues.
• Monitor SIEM platform health, log ingestion, connectors, parsing, and data quality.
• Review and manage detection rules, correlation rules, tuning, and false positives.
• Coordinate with SOC, infra, cloud, network and application teams to resolve SIEM issues.
• Ensure incidents and service requests are resolved within SLA/OLA timelines.
• Maintain SIEM SOPs, runbooks and documentation; support SOC during major incidents.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Cybersecurity certifications

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

KQL

Job description

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Tentacle Tech is an IT and software development consulting company serving some of Malaysia's largest enterprises. We deliver technology solutions, software development services, and IT consulting across multiple industries. We are looking for a talented professional to join our growing team.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced SIEM Team Lead to take ownership of day-to-day SIEM operations within a fast-paced technology environment. In this role, you will lead a team of analysts, act as the key technical escalation point, and ensure the SIEM platform remains healthy, well-tuned, and fully aligned with SOC requirements. This is a great opportunity for a seasoned cybersecurity professional ready to combine hands-on technical expertise with team leadership.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage the SIEM team, allocating daily operational activities
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex SIEM issues
• Monitor SIEM platform health, log ingestion, connectors, parsing, and data quality
• Review and manage detection rules, correlation rules, tuning, and false-positive reduction
• Coordinate with SOC, infrastructure, cloud, network, and application teams to resolve SIEM-related issues
• Ensure incidents and service requests are resolved within agreed SLA/OLA timelines
• Maintain SIEM SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation, and support SOC teams during major incidents

What We’re Looking For

• 5-7+ years of experience in SIEM, SOC, or cybersecurity operations
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel or another enterprise SIEM platform
• Good knowledge of KQL and log analysis, including detection tuning and use-case development
• Experience handling technical escalations and coordinating across multiple teams
• Good understanding of incident, change, and problem management processes
• Strong troubleshooting, leadership, and communication skills
• Relevant certifications such as SC-200, GCIH, GCIA, or ITIL 4 are an advantage

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on impactful projects within the technology sector
• Hands-on mentorship and professional development support
• Clear pathway for career progression within a growing consulting firm
• Supportive and collaborative team culture