- Monitor security events and alerts generated from Logpoint SIEM (GuardSIX) and integrated security tools.
- Perform real-time analysis of security incidents and suspicious activities.
- Investigate alerts related to malware, phishing, ransomware, insider threats, privilege misuse, and unauthorized access.
- Validate and triage security alerts based on severity and business impact.
- Escalate incidents to L2 & L3 teams and stakeholders as per defined procedures.
Incident Response & Investigation (Must Have)
- Conduct incident investigations using SIEM queries and threat intelligence sources.
- Analyze logs from:
- Windows Servers & Workstations
- Linux Systems
- Active Directory
- Firewalls
- IDS/IPS
- Proxy and Web Gateways
- EDR/XDR Solutions
- Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Perform root cause analysis and incident documentation.
- Support containment, eradication, and recovery activities.
Threat Hunting & Threat Intelligence (Must have)
- Execute proactive threat hunting activities using Logpoint searches.
- Leverage MITRE ATT&CK; framework for threat mapping.
- Analyze Indicators of Compromise (IoCs).
- Correlate threat intelligence feeds with internal security events.
- Identify anomalous user and system behaviors.
Logpoint SIEM Administration & Use Case Monitoring (Positive to have)
- Create, modify,
and tune Logpoint correlation rules and use cases.
- Fine-tune alert thresholds to reduce false positives.
- Develop dashboards, reports, and custom searches.
- Monitor log collection health and data ingestion.
- Validate parser functionality and troubleshoot log collection issues.
- Perform use case validation and testing.
Required Technical Skills
SIEM
- Hands-on experience with:
- Logpoint SIEM (GuardSIX) - Mandatory
- Experience with Splunk/QRadar/Microsoft Sentinel (preferred)
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, IT, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in SOC operations.
- Experience working in 24x7 rotational shifts.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Incident Response SLA Compliance
- Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)
- Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)
- Alert Triage Accuracy
- Use Case Effectiveness
- Threat Hunt Outcomes
- Reduction in False Positive Alerts