Lead L2 SOC Analyst — 24/7 Govt Infra, SC Clearance

AKERA TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AKERA TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks an L2 SOC Lead with active threat hunting, incident response and team leadership to manage a 5-8 member SOC serving government and critical infrastructure sectors.

The role requires 24/7 shift coverage, front client engagements, and ongoing threat intelligence gathering. You will perform advanced triage, conduct forensic investigations, develop detection rules, and participate in governance and compliance with IM8/NIST/CSA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in SOC roles with 2+ years leading teams in 24/7 environments.
• Experience in incident triage, investigations, and threat hunting using MITRE ATT&CK.
• Proven ability to present findings to clients and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks including IM8, NIST 800-53, CSA CSA Act.
• Active security clearance and GovTech IAM/CSA familiarity would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily shift operations with accountability for incident SLA adherence (MTTR < 15 mins for P1 cases).
• Mentor L1 analysts in alert validation, triage techniques, and playbook execution.
• Conduct purple team exercises quarterly to validate detection capabilities.
• Perform deep-dive investigations (memory/disk forensics, malware analysis) using tools: EDR, SIEM, network-analysis.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Team leadership

Client engagement

SOC operations

Tools

CrowdStrike

SentinelOne

Splunk ES

QRadar

Wireshark

Corelight

YARA

Sigma

Job description

AKERA TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks an L2 SOC Lead with active threat hunting, incident response and team leadership to manage a 5-8 member SOC serving government and critical infrastructure sectors.

The role requires 24/7 shift coverage, front client engagements, and ongoing threat intelligence gathering. You will perform advanced triage, conduct forensic investigations, develop detection rules, and participate in governance and compliance with IM8/NIST/CSA.