• Application Deadline:
• Position: SOC Analyst



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 0 - 2 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Data, Business Analysis and AI 
  
  

Role Summary

• We are seeking a SOC Analyst to monitor, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats across the organization’s IT environment.


• The analyst will work with SIEM, EDR, network security, and other security tools to identify suspicious activity, investigate incidents, and support timely remediation.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events using SIEM platforms.


• Investigate and triage suspected security incidents.


• Analyze logs from endpoints, servers, firewalls, IDS/IPS, cloud environments, and applications.


• Perform alert correlation, threat analysis, and incident investigation.


• Identify indicators of compromise (IOCs), including malicious IPs, domains, hashes, and suspicious processes.


• Escalate confirmed or complex incidents to senior analysts or incident-response teams.


• Support incident response, containment, eradication, and recovery activities.


• Conduct basic threat hunting and identify suspicious patterns or anomalous behavior.


• Analyze phishing emails and investigate potentially compromised accounts.


• Document incidents, investigations, findings, and remediation actions.


• Maintain and improve security monitoring rules, detection logic, and dashboards.


• Assist with vulnerability management and security assessments where required.


• Stay informed about emerging threats, attack techniques, and MITRE ATT&CK techniques.


• Follow established security policies, procedures, and incident-response playbooks.

Key Performance Indicators

• Alert triage and response time


• False-positive reduction


• Incident detection and escalation accuracy


• Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)


• Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)


• Quality and completeness of investigation documentation


• Effectiveness of detection rules and threat-hunting activities.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.


• Relevant certifications are an advantage, such as:
  
  
  
  • CompTIA Security+
  
  
  • CompTIA CySA+
  
  
  • Blue Team Level 1 (BTL1)
  
  
  • GIAC certifications
  
  
  • Microsoft security certifications
  
  
  • Splunk certifications
  
  
  
  

Typical Experience:

• Junior SOC Analyst: 0–2 years


• SOC Analyst: 2–4 years


• Senior SOC Analyst: 4+ years

Required Skills:

• Understanding of SOC operations and incident response.


• Knowledge of SIEM technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, or Elastic.


• Experience with EDR/XDR platforms.


• Strong understanding of:
  
  
  
  • TCP/IP and networking
  
  
  • DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SMTP
  
  
  • Windows and Linux
  
  
  • Active Directory
  
  
  • Firewalls and IDS/IPS
  
  
  • Authentication and access controls
  
  
  • Ability to analyze security logs and correlate events.
  
  
  
  


• Knowledge of common attacks such as phishing, malware, credential theft, brute force, ransomware, and web attacks.


• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and IOC analysis.


• Basic scripting knowledge, particularly PowerShell or Python, is advantageous.