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SOC Analyst

S-RM Cape Town Hybrid mid full-time

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Description

S-RM is a global intelligence and cyber security consultancy that has been helping clients solve information security challenges since 2005. We're looking for a SOC Analyst to join our Cyber Security division, which is the fastest-growing part of S-RM.

As a SOC Analyst, you will deploy your cybersecurity expertise in a vital delivery role across our managed detection and response services. You will use infrastructure and tools that power our Security Operations Centre (SOC) to deliver desired security outcomes for our managed services clients.

Responsibilities:

  • Monitor Security Events: Continuously monitor and analyse security alerts from EDR, SIEM and other security tools to detect suspicious activities or potential threats.
  • Incident Response: Conduct investigations and respond to security incidents, executing containment, mitigation, and remediation steps as necessary.
  • Threat Hunting: Proactively search for indicators of compromise (IoCs) and advanced threats within the environment, utilising both automated tools and manual analysis.
  • Threat Detection: Use expertise to tune detection rules, automate workflows, and improve incident detection accuracy.
  • Log Analysis: Perform in-depth log analysis from firewalls, endpoint protection platforms, and other solutions to investigate complex incidents.
  • Threat Intelligence: Stay informed of emerging threats and collaborate with the threat intelligence team to enhance detection capabilities.
  • Incident Reporting and Documentation: Ensure detailed documentation of incidents, responses, and resolutions to maintain a clear incident management process.
  • Shift Work: Participate in a 24/7 shift rotation to ensure continuous security monitoring, including evening, night, and weekend shifts.

Requirements:

  • 2 to 3 years of experience working within a Security Operations Centre (SOC)
  • Proven hands-on experience monitoring, investigating, and responding to security alerts and incidents
  • Proficiency in the use of XDR and SIEM platforms such as SentinelOne Singularity or Microsoft Sentinel
  • Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions including SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, or CrowdStrike
  • Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, Active Directory, and Microsoft 365 security monitoring

Benefits:

  • Holiday – 23 days per year increasing to 28 days (+1 day for every year you worked at S-RM, up to a maximum of 5 days) in addition to bank holidays
  • Gap Cover policy
  • Life insurance – 4x annual salary
  • Private pension – up to 7% contribution matched by the company
  • Formalised Recognition programme
  • Hybrid working and flexible working hours
  • Parental support: Fertility treatment leave, Maternity leave, Paternity leave
  • Various Health and Medical Benefits including Medical aid with Discovery Health, EAP, Free access to Headspace, Seasonal flu vaccination, Eye tests and glasses reimbursement

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platforms
  • Cloud security monitoring
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Threat intelligence feeds
  • MITRE ATT&CK framework mapping

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