Senior Security Operations Center Analyst || 8 year+ || Mumbai || Only Immediate Joiner

Job Description SOC Analyst L3 Location: Mumbai Experience: 7+ Years Role: Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst – L3Job SummaryThe SOC Analyst L3 will act as a senior escalation point within the Security Operations Center, responsible for advanced threat analysis, incident response, security monitoring, and guiding L1/L2 teams. The role requires deep expertise in SIEM platforms, threat hunting, malware analysis, and security incident lifecycle management.Key ResponsibilitiesLead security incident investigations and coordinate end-to-end incident response activities.Perform advanced threat hunting to identify hidden, sophisticated attacks.Analyze and respond to critical security alerts escalated by L1/L2 analysts.Conduct in-depth malware analysis, log analysis, and forensic investigations.Develop detection rules, correlation logic, and use cases in SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight).Provide guidance, mentoring, and technical leadership to L1/L2 SOC staff.Review and improve SOC processes, runbooks, and incident workflows.Validate, tune, and optimize SIEM alerts to reduce false positives.Create incident reports, RCA documentation, and executive summaries.Integrate new threat intel feeds and apply intelligence to active investigations.Support auditing, compliance, and vulnerability remediation actions.Collaborate with security engineering, network teams, and IT teams during investigations.Required Technical SkillsExpertise in SIEM technologies: Splunk / QRadar / ArcSight / Sentinel.Strong knowledge of SOC operations, IR lifecycle, MITRE ATT&CK framework.Advanced skills in log analysis, packet analysis, network security, and Linux/Windows internals.Experience with Firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR tools (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, SentinelOne).Hands-on with Threat Hunting, Forensics, and Malware Analysis.Good understanding of Cloud Security (AWS/Azure) monitoring and logs.Expertise in Threat Intelligence platforms, IOC/IOA enrichment, and use-case creation.Scripting ability (Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automation is an added advantage.Soft SkillsStrong analytical and problem-solving ability.Excellent communication and documentation skills.Ability to handle high-severity incidents under pressure.Leadership and mentoring capabilities.Education & Certifications (Preferred)Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field.Certifications such as CEH, ECSA, GCIH, GCIA, SIEM-specific certifications, CompTIA Security+, CySA+,

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