{"id":168716,"date":"2026-03-29T02:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T02:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-soc-analyst-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T02:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T02:51:42","slug":"were-hiring-soc-analyst-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-soc-analyst-2\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Hiring SOC Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Overview<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>We are hiring a SOC Analyst (L2) to handle advanced monitoring, incident investigation, response coordination, and automation within a 24\/7 Security Operations Center, in full compliance with National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) regulations.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Must be based in Jeddah or willing to relocate<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Mandatory Requirements (Audit-Critical) <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Valid NCA Category A Certificate (minimum 3 years)<\/li>\n<li>Compliance with Saudi Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (SCyWF)<\/li>\n<li>Verifiable certifications<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to work 24\/7 shifts (nights, weekends, holidays)<\/li>\n<li>Adherence to NCA regulations (ECC, Incident Management, Workforce Controls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Note: Non-compliance leads to disqualification.<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Key Responsibilities<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>1. Incident Handling<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Investigate medium\u2013high severity incidents<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Perform root cause &#038; impact analysis<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Correlate logs across SIEM, EDR\/XDR, and network tools<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Lead containment, eradication, and recovery<span class=\"br\"><\/span>2. Detection &#038; Automation<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Develop and tune detection rules<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Reduce false positives<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Support SOAR automation and playbooks<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Improve SOC processes<span class=\"br\"><\/span>3. Documentation &#038; Compliance<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Maintain audit-ready documentation (evidence, timelines, RCA, remediation)<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Support NCA audits and regulatory reviews<span class=\"br\"><\/span>4. Team Support<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Guide L1 analysts<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Validate escalations and severity levels<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Support knowledge sharing<span class=\"br\"><\/span>5. Reporting<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Prepare SOC reports (KPIs, SLA, trends)<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Present findings to stakeholders<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Participate in incident reviews<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Technical Requirements<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SIEM: Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, Elastic<\/li>\n<li>SOAR: Playbooks, automation, workflow optimization<\/li>\n<li>EDR\/XDR investigation<\/li>\n<li>Network security tools (Firewall, IDS\/IPS)<\/li>\n<li>MITRE ATT&#038;CK knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Log analysis (Windows, Linux, Cloud, Network)<\/li>\n<li>Automation &#038; alert tuning<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to AI-driven security tools (plus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications &#038; Experience<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s in Cybersecurity \/ IT \/ Computer Science<\/li>\n<li>3\u20135 years SOC experience<\/li>\n<li>Experience handling high-severity incidents<\/li>\n<li>Strong analytical and documentation skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><b><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careerjet.com.sa\/jobad\/sa722765d288420912353cae3b19cf4a7e?affid=1e18623d919a855447a16dd0557b1bec\" class=\"button purchase\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a> <\/b><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview We are hiring a SOC Analyst (L2) to handle advanced monitoring, incident investigation, response coordination, and automation within a 24\/7 Security Operations Center, in full compliance with National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) regulations. Must be based in Jeddah or willing to relocate Mandatory Requirements (Audit-Critical) Valid NCA Category A Certificate (minimum 3 years) Compliance with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs-in-gulf-countries","category-jobs-in-saudi-arabia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117659,"url":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/were-hiring-assistant-manager-it-security-design\/","url_meta":{"origin":168716,"position":0},"title":"We\u2019re Hiring Assistant Manager &#8211; IT Security Design","author":"Admin","date":"November 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Job Description: Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a talented and detail-oriented Assistant Manager - IT Security Design to join our dynamic cybersecurity team. 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