L2 SOC Analyst

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Start Date: 1st August 2025

Salary: Based on technical expertise and skillset

About the Role

IT Butler e-Services is seeking a highly skilled L2 SOC Analyst with strong hands-on experience in Elastic SIEM to join our growing cybersecurity operations team. This role is ideal for professionals who are passionate about security monitoring, incident response, and threat detection using the Elastic Stack (ELK).

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze security events using Elastic SIEM, alongside firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, and other telemetry sources.
• Triage, investigate, and respond to complex security incidents and escalations from L1 analysts.
• Lead root cause analysis and develop mitigation strategies to prevent future incidents.
• Drive proactive threat hunting activities within the Elastic environment.
• Collaborate with threat intel and engineering teams to optimize detection rules and build advanced dashboards.
• Develop and improve incident response playbooks and procedures.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to L1 analysts.
• Ensure incidents are properly logged, tracked, and resolved as per defined SLAs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years in a SOC environment, with 2+ years of Elastic Stack experience.
• In-depth understanding of security threats, attack vectors, and malware behaviors.
• Hands-on experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats).
• Familiarity with other tools like QRadar, Sentinel, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and Suricata is a plus.
• Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, threat hunting, and incident response.
• Preferred certifications: GCIA, GCIH, CEH, CySA+, Elastic Certified Analyst, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication, reporting, and analytical skills.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on expertise
• Performance-based incentives
• Exposure to large-scale enterprise environments
• Certification and learning support
• Opportunities for growth into senior or specialized roles
• Collaborative, global security team culture.

Ready to Level Up Your SOC Career?

Apply now: Send your resume to hr@itbutler.sa

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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