Senior L3 SOC Analyst — Threat Hunting & Incident Expert

Alftek International; Qatar; On-site; QAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Alftek International invites applications for a Senior Analyst – Security Operations Centre (L3 SOC) based in Qatar. The role emphasizes advanced security event analysis, threat hunting, incident investigation, and improving SOC capabilities across the bank's IT environment.

The ideal candidate has at least six years of current experience in a major bank in Qatar, with CISSP, CISM, or CISA certifications, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/Engineering or related.
• CISSP/CISM/CISA mandatory certifications.
• Minimum 6 years of current experience in a major bank in Qatar.
• Experience in a similar L3 SOC Analyst role.
• Experience in a large corporate or MSSP environment is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of security architectures, devices, threat intel, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Analyse IDS alerts, network traffic, logs, and host activity.
• Validate and triage security events from SIEM, CTI and EDR.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting using EDR tools.
• Investigate security incidents through resolution and remediation.
• Provide feedback on partner performance and false positives.
• Prepare security alert notifications and management updates.
• Review and improve SOC procedures and monitoring processes.
• Stay updated on vulnerabilities and emerging threats.

Skills

CISSP

CISM

CISA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Alftek International invites applications for a Senior Analyst – Security Operations Centre (L3 SOC) based in Qatar. The role emphasizes advanced security event analysis, threat hunting, incident investigation, and improving SOC capabilities across the bank's IT environment.

The ideal candidate has at least six years of current experience in a major bank in Qatar, with CISSP, CISM, or CISA certifications, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.