Senior SOC Analyst (L3) – Threat Hunting & Incident Lead

Alftek International; Doha; On-site; QAR 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Alftek International in Doha, Qatar, seeks a Senior Security Operations Centre Analyst (Level 3) to monitor and investigate security threats, conduct proactive threat hunting, and lead incident response in collaboration with SIEM, CTI and EDR partners.

The role requires a CISSP, CISM or CISA certification, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and at least 6 years of experience in Qatar within a major bank or equivalent environment. Based in Doha with potential travel.

Qualifications

• Professional security certifications (CISSP, CISM or CISA) are mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of current experience in Qatar within a major bank.
• SIEM certification and vendor security certifications related to network, application or systems security are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyse IDS alerts, network traffic, logs and host activity across technologies and platforms.
• Validate and triage security events and SIEM/CTI/EDR alerts and incidents, determining follow-up actions.

Education

CISSP

CISM

CISA

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering

Tools

SIEM

EDR

CTI

Job description

Alftek International in Doha, Qatar, seeks a Senior Security Operations Centre Analyst (Level 3) to monitor and investigate security threats, conduct proactive threat hunting, and lead incident response in collaboration with SIEM, CTI and EDR partners.

The role requires a CISSP, CISM or CISA certification, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and at least 6 years of experience in Qatar within a major bank or equivalent environment. Based in Doha with potential travel.