BDO Wave - L3 Senior SOC Analyst Cape Town

RESPONSIBILITIES: As a L3 Analyst you will: Respond to alerts raised by L1/L2 analysts, as the technical escalation point QA of investigations and notification and direct L1/L2 accordingly Perform detailed analysis and undertake an in-depth investigation into potential and confirmed security incidents Raise incidents where necessary and supporting the SOC manager throughout true positive incidents Conduct threat hunting across client environments Review and action alerts flagged as tuning candidates Help develop and mentor junior members of staff Lead the delivery of SOC/MDR projects Respond to SOC/MDR client’s requests, concerns and suggestions On-board log sources and work on log issues. Fine-tune SIEM/EDR platforms to exclude noise and false positives Analyse, define and manage the delivery of new SIEM rules Conduct use case testing and modify/create as and when required Support UK operations manager in client engagements and/or service meetings Support and develop new SOC playbooks and processes Conduct presentations and updates to the client Respond to incident escalations and provide solid recommendations Conduct threat hunting exercises on SIEM and EDR platforms Develop and improve processes for monitoring and incident qualification REQUIREMENTS Essential: 3 to 5 years experiences as a L3 SOC Analyst/Senior Security Operations professional. Experience onboarding, tuning, reporting and configuring SIEM solutions Understanding of low-level concepts including operating systems and networking. In-depth experience with one or more Security and Event Management and XDR Solutions Understanding of one or more system administration (Linux, Windows, Mac) Actionable knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to explain technical problems to non-technical business stakeholders at all levels Strong written and oral communication skills Preferred: In-depth experience with Microsoft Sentinel, including use case and rule development, workbook/playbook creation, KQL, logic apps/SOAR. Qualifications (Essential) Engineer/SOC related Certifications Cyber security degree or equivalent experience Qualifications (Preferred) Experience with various Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Identity and Cloud. Cyber Security Certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CySA + MS SC200