SOC Engineer - L3 (High Salary)

SOC Engineer - L3

Location : Hyderabad

Mode : Hybrid

Role Summary

• Act as the senior-level analyst responsible for handling complex security incidents and advanced threats.
• Lead investigations, triage escalations from L1 / L2 analysts, and coordinate response actions.
• Serve as the technical expert for SOC operations, threat detection, and remediation. Key Responsibilities.
• Lead investigation and response for high-severity incidents (P1 / P2).
• Perform root cause analysis and advanced threat hunting.
• Guide L1 / L2 analysts on incident investigation procedures.
• Coordinate with IT, network, application, and security teams for containment and remediation.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Analyze alerts from SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, WAF, and cloud security tools.
• Identify patterns, anomalies, and emerging threats using threat intelligence.
• Conduct malware analysis, phishing investigation, and forensic analysis when required.
• Integrate threat intelligence into SOC workflows and monitoring systems.
• Tune SIEM, SOAR, and detection rules for accuracy and efficiency.
• Develop automation scripts and workflows to reduce manual SOC tasks.
• Mentor and train L1 / L2 analysts on advanced detection techniques.
• Participate in SOC process improvement initiatives.
• Provide clear and detailed incident reports to SOC Manager and leadership.
• Communicate threat impact and resolution status to internal stakeholders.
• Support audit, compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with Red Team, Vulnerability Management, and CTI teams.

Qualifications & Skills Education & Certification

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