SOC Analyst - Tier 2 (Managed SOC)

Zaintech
Kuwait City
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: CybersecurityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Incident investigation","Root cause analysis","Threat analysis","Technical analysis","Mentoring"]

Monitor and investigate advanced security incidents in ZainTECH’s Security Operations Center, serving as the primary escalation point for SOC Tier 1. Validate events, assess scope and business risk, perform correlation of logs and telemetry, and conduct root-cause analysis with IOC identification. Lead threat detection and hunting, develop and tune SIEM use cases and correlation rules, and maintain incident documentation, reporting, and SLA-aligned response workflows.

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Zaintech
Zaintech
1 month ago

SOC Analyst - Tier 2 (Managed SOC)

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Job Summary

Monitor and investigate advanced security incidents in ZainTECH’s Security Operations Center, serving as the primary escalation point for SOC Tier 1. Validate events, assess scope and business risk, perform correlation of logs and telemetry, and conduct root-cause analysis with IOC identification. Lead threat detection and hunting, develop and tune SIEM use cases and correlation rules, and maintain incident documentation, reporting, and SLA-aligned response workflows.
Location: Kuwait City
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Investigate and analyze security incidents escalated by SOC Tier 1 analysts, validating scope, impact, severity, and business risk.
  • •Perform advanced correlation and analysis of logs, alerts, network activity, endpoint telemetry, and threat intelligence.
  • •Conduct threat detection and proactive threat hunting to identify malicious activity, attacker tactics, and patterns across monitored environments.
  • •Develop, tune, and optimize SIEM use cases and correlation rules while reducing false positives and onboarding new log sources.
  • •Maintain incident records and investigation documentation; prepare technical incident reports and support metrics, service reviews, and SLA-compliant handling.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 3 years experience in managed cybersecurity/SOC operations at an investigative level.
  • •Strong SIEM investigation, detection-rule development, log and network analysis, and use-case tuning.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
  • •Security+, GCIA, and GCIH certification preferred.
Experience:Managed cybersecuritySOC operationsCybersecurity operations
Education:Bachelor's in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering (or related field)
Skills:Incident investigationRoot cause analysisThreat analysisTechnical analysisMentoring
Certifications:Security+GCIAGCIH
Tech Stack:SOCSecurity Operations CenterSIEMCorrelation rulesDetection engineeringThreat intelligenceLog analysisNetwork activityEndpoint telemetryDashboardsReportsAlertsMonitoring workflows

Company Brief

Zaintech
Zaintech is the digital services and technology arm of Zain Group, delivering cloud, managed services, cybersecurity, contact center, and digital transformation solutions to enterprises and carriers across the Middle East and Africa.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Kuwait City, Kuwait
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