SOC Engineer - Up to 20k QAR

Edison Smart®; Doha; On-site; QAR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart® in Doha is seeking a Security Operations Center professional to monitor SIEM, XDR/EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls and cloud security alerts, and to triage incidents based on severity and business impact.

You will conduct in-depth investigations, analyze malware and attack techniques, coordinate containment and eradication, and support recovery, while documenting findings and coordinating with IT teams.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM, XDR, EDR, NDR, IDS/IPS, Firewall, and Cloud security alerts and triage 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.
• Review vulnerability scan results, track remediation status, validate patch completion, update incident tickets, and ensure SLA compliance.

Job description

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

Necessary Knowledge and Experience to be able to do the Job:

• 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.
• CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, EC-Council CND, Cisco CyberOps 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 PowerShell, 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.