Senior SOC Engineer

Edison Smart®; Doha; On-site; QAR 201,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart seeks a Security Operations Center (SOC) professional to join the Doha team. The role focuses on monitoring SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, email security, and cloud alerts to identify and prioritize incidents.

You will conduct in-depth investigations, analyze malware techniques, and coordinate containment and recovery efforts while supporting vulnerability reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC).
• Experience monitoring SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, email security, and cloud security alerts.
• Knowledge of alert triage, incident classification, escalation procedures, and ticket management.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPN, routing, switching, and common network protocols.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux administration, system logs, and endpoint security.
• Familiarity with common cyber threats such as phishing, malware, ransomware, brute-force attacks, web attacks, and insider threats.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM, XDR, EDR, NDR, IDS/IPS, Firewall, and Cloud security alerts.
• Identify, validate, triage, and prioritize security incidents based on severity and business impact.
• Perform in-depth investigations, analyze malware and attack techniques, identify root cause, coordinate containment and eradication, and support incident recovery.
• Execute scheduled threat hunting queries, monitor hunting dashboards, validate suspicious activities, and report findings.
• Review vulnerability scan results, track remediation status, validate patch completion, and update tickets.
• Update incident tickets, maintain shift handover notes, prepare daily operational reports, and ensure SLA compliance.

Skills

SIEM monitoring

EDR/XDR

IDS/IPS

Firewall security

Cloud security alerts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity / IT / CS

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA CySA+

EC-Council CND

Cisco Cyber Ops Associate

Microsoft SC-200

CHFI / DFIR Foundations (advantage)

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

SOC Engineer - Doha

18,000 - 20,000

Security Monitoring & Incident Detection

Monitor SIEM, XDR, EDR, NDR, IDS/IPS, Firewall, and Cloud security alerts. Identify, validate, triage, and prioritize security incidents based on severity and business impact.

Incident Response & Threat Investigation

Perform in-depth investigations, analyze malware and attack techniques, identify root cause, coordinate containment and eradication, and support incident recovery.

Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting

Execute scheduled threat hunting queries, monitor hunting dashboards, validate suspicious activities, and report findings.

Vulnerability & Security Operations Support

Review vulnerability scan results, track remediation status, validate patch completion, and update tickets.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

Update incident tickets, maintain shift handover notes, prepare daily operational reports, and ensure SLA compliance.

Necessary Knowledge and Experience

• 1–4 years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Experience in monitoring SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, email security, and cloud security alerts.
• Knowledge of alert triage, incident classification, escalation procedures, and ticket management.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, VPN, routing, switching, and common network protocols.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux administration, system logs, and endpoint security.
• Familiarity with common cyber threats such as phishing, malware, ransomware, brute-force attacks, web attacks, and insider threats

Education and Certification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Comp TIA Security+, Comp TIA CySA+, EC-Council CND, Cisco Cyber Ops Associate, Microsoft SC-200
• Added advantages CHFI , DFIR Foundations

Job Specific Skills

• Ability to document incidents clearly, communicate effectively, and coordinate with internal teams during security incidents.
• Basic knowledge of Power Shell, Python, or Bash for automation and log analysis is an advantage.
• Ability to analyze logs from endpoints, servers, firewalls, proxies, Active Directory, cloud platforms, and security devices.