Senior SOC Engineer

Senior SOC Engineer

We are hiring a Senior SOC Engineer to join a high-performing security operations team within a large-scale, mission-critical environment in Qatar.

This is a hands-on, technical position focused on detection engineering, advanced threat hunting, vulnerability management, and SOC maturity improvement.

If you enjoy building detection logic, tuning use cases aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, and leading vulnerability lifecycle management - this role is for you.

Security Monitoring & Incident Response

• Lead complex security investigations and root cause analysis
• Monitor and optimise SIEM, XDR, NDR, OT & cloud security platforms
• Coordinate containment, eradication & recovery
• Drive SLA/KPI adherence within SOC operations

Detection Engineering

• Develop and tune SIEM/XDR correlation rules aligned to MITRE ATT&CK
• Reduce false positives & improve detection coverage
• Build advanced use cases (insider threat, ransomware, APT, data exfiltration)
• Onboard log sources & develop parsers

Vulnerability Management

• Own the full vulnerability lifecycle (discovery → validation)
• Risk-based prioritisation using CVSS & business impact
• Work with Tenable / Qualys / Rapid7
• Produce executive dashboards & remediation reporting

Threat Hunting & Intelligence

• Perform proactive, hypothesis-driven threat hunting
• Integrate threat intelligence feeds
• Track emerging TTPs & refine detection strategies

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years’ experience in Security Operations / SOC
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• SIEM (Splunk / QRadar / Sentinel or similar)
• EDR/XDR & NDR platforms
• Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7
• MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Cloud security monitoring (Azure / AWS / GCP)
• Experience in SOC build, automation & continuous maturity improvement
• Strong reporting & stakeholder communication skills

Mandatory (One Required)

• TCNP (Tenable Certified Nessus Professional)
• TCSC (Tenable Certified Security Center)
• Qualys VMDR
• Qualys WAS

Preferred

CEH | SC-200 | OSCP