Senior SOC DFIR Lead & SIEM Tuning Specialist

Accenture PLC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC is seeking an experienced SOC L3 (DFIR) Engineer to serve as a senior escalation point in our Security Operations Center. You will lead complex incident response investigations, conduct digital forensics, and drive SIEM engineering to enhance detection capabilities.

You will mentor junior SOC analysts, collaborate with the CTI team, and develop incident playbooks while protecting client environments. This is an on-site role based in Jadah, KSA.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in a SOC environment.
• Hands-on DFIR and incident response experience.
• Experience with SIEM platforms and tuning.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and its application in detection.
• Saudi nationals only.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary escalation point for complex, high-severity incidents.
• Lead end-to-end incident response investigations including containment and recovery.
• Conduct digital forensics on endpoints, networks, and logs.
• Engineer and tune SIEM use cases, rules, and alerts.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and SOC procedures.
• Collaborate with CTI to integrate threat intel into workflows.
• Provide mentorship to L1/L2 analysts and present findings to management.
• Prepare detailed incident reports for clients; location: Jadah, KSA.

Skills

Incident response

Digital forensics

Mentoring

Communication

Analytical thinking

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

QRadar

Job description

Accenture PLC is seeking an experienced SOC L3 (DFIR) Engineer to serve as a senior escalation point in our Security Operations Center. You will lead complex incident response investigations, conduct digital forensics, and drive SIEM engineering to enhance detection capabilities.

You will mentor junior SOC analysts, collaborate with the CTI team, and develop incident playbooks while protecting client environments. This is an on-site role based in Jadah, KSA.