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A semi-government entity in Saudi Arabia, specializing in advanced technology solutions and services. The organization is currently seeking a L2 SOC Analyst to join their team and support their active project.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct initial investigation of security incidents.
• Provide communication and escalation throughout the incident per the Incident Response process.
• Communicate directly with data asset owners and business response plan owners during high severity incidents.
• Hunt for suspicious anomalous activity based on data alerts or outputs from various toolsets like SIEM, EDR, etc.
• Perform analysis of log files.
• Provide first responder forensics analysis and investigation.
• Drive containment strategy during data loss or breach events.
• Triage and resolve advanced vector attacks such as botnets and advanced persistent threats (APTs).
• Tune IDS, proxy policy, in-line malware tools based on threat feeds, trust and reputation data, incidents, or vulnerabilities and exploits of downstream systems.
• Provide tuning recommendations to administrators based on findings during investigations or threat information reviews.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of network security zones, firewall configurations, IDS policies.
• Understanding of systems communications from Layer 1 to 7.
• Experience with systems administration, middleware, and application administration.
• Experience with network and network security tools administration.
• Knowledge of log formats and ability to aggregate and parse log data for syslog, http logs, DB logs for investigation purposes.
• In-depth experience with log search tools such as Splunk, usage of regular expressions and natural language queries.
• In-depth knowledge of packet capture and analysis.
• Experience with security assessment tools (NMAP, Nessus, Metasploit, Netcat, etc.).
• Experience with EDR tools to carry out incident detection and response.
• Ability to create a containment strategy and execute.

Halian Group: With over 28 years of experience, we have come to understand that innovation is the only way to provide agile, practical solutions that transform businesses and careers. Our resourcing and smart services help you to realize tomorrow’s potential. Discover the amazing things possible when you bring the right people and the right technologies together.

At Halian, we recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to building high-performing teams for our clients. We are committed to connecting organizations with top talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique. By fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, we help our clients drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and better reflect the communities they serve.

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