Title: SOC Analyst – L1

Location: Pune

Experience: 1–2Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Shift: Rotational Shifts, including Night Shifts

About the Role

We are looking for a SOC Analyst – L1 to join our Security Operations Center team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience working with Microsoft Sentinel, be comfortable writing KQL queries, and have prior experience in an MSSP/SOC environment.

The candidate will be responsible for continuous security monitoring, initial alert investigation, incident triage, escalation, and supporting the incident response team.

Key Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts and events using Microsoft Sentinel and other security monitoring tools.
- Perform L1 alert triage and investigate suspicious activities.
- Analyze logs from endpoints, firewalls, network devices, cloud environments, identity systems, and other security sources.
- Write and execute KQL (Kusto Query Language) queries for alert investigation, threat hunting, and log analysis.
- Perform initial investigation of security incidents and determine severity,



impact, and priority.
- Identify false positives and perform appropriate alert closure with proper documentation.
- Escalate confirmed or complex incidents to L2/L3 / Incident Response teams.
- Have a basic understanding of Incident Response (IR) processes, including identification, containment, eradication, and recovery.
- Follow SOC playbooks, escalation procedures, and incident-handling processes.
- Maintain accurate investigation notes and incident documentation.
- Work with multiple customer environments in an MSSP setup while maintaining SLA requirements.
- Participate in continuous improvement of detection rules, use cases, and SOC processes.
- Stay updated on common attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and threat intelligence.

Mandatory Skills & Experience
- 1–3 years of experience in SOC / Cybersecurity Operations.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel is mandatory.
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