Security Analyst - MNC
Summary
SOC Security Analyst (L2-level) at a multinational company in Hong Kong: investigating security incidents, threat hunting, handling escalations from L1 analysts, performing forensics, and tuning SIEM/EDR/IDS tools. Requires 4+ years in cybersecurity, SIEM/EDR expertise, and fluent English and Mandarin.
Salary: $25000.0 - $35000.0 p.m.
SOC
This role will require fluent in English and Mandarin.
Your new role
- Incident Response: Investigations of complex security incidents, including malware outbreaks, targeted attacks, and insider threats.
- Threat Hunting: Proactively search for indicators of compromise (IOCs) and anomalous activity across enterprise systems.
- Escalation Management: Handle escalations from L1 SOC analysts, providing guidance and resolution strategies.
- Forensics & Analysis: Perform deep-dive forensic analysis of endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
- Tool Optimization: Tune SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and other security tools to improve detection and reduce false positives.
- Threat Intelligence Integration: Incorporate external and internal threat intelligence into SOC processes.
What you'll need to succeed
- Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience: 4+ years in cybersecurity with at least 2 years in SOC operations, incident response, or threat hunting.
- Expertise with SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of EDR tools (CrowdStrike, Defender, etc.)
- Proficiency in network protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and packet analysis tools (Wireshark, Zeek).
- Familiarity with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
What you need to do now
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