SOC Analyst L1/L2 — Threat Hunter & SIEM/EDR Expert

Alongside; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Meal Card

Gym Ticket

Hybrid work (Porto) – 4x per week

Employment Contract

Job summary

Alongside is seeking a SOC Analyst L1/L2 to join a project at a company specializing in the management of financial markets. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in cybersecurity, with a strong focus on threat hunting and defining rules for SIEM and EDR solutions.

You will monitor security alerts, perform threat hunting, tune detection rules, investigate incidents, and document findings. The role offers hybrid work (Porto) with 4x office days per week.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in cybersecurity with a focus on threat hunting.
• Proven experience defining rules for SIEM and EDR solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; good English communication.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and other tools.
• Conduct threat hunting to identify potential risks proactively.
• Develop, tune, and maintain detection rules in SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Investigate and triage security incidents; escalate complex cases as needed.
• Perform root cause analysis and provide actionable recommendations.
• Document incidents, findings, and improvements to SOC processes and playbooks.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Threat hunting

SIEM/EDR rules

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Security best practices

Analytical thinking

English communication

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR platforms

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

Job description

Alongside is seeking a SOC Analyst L1/L2 to join a project at a company specializing in the management of financial markets. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in cybersecurity, with a strong focus on threat hunting and defining rules for SIEM and EDR solutions.

You will monitor security alerts, perform threat hunting, tune detection rules, investigate incidents, and document findings. The role offers hybrid work (Porto) with 4x office days per week.