SOC Analyst

About the role

You will join Accenture's 24x7 Security Operations Center, actively monitoring, triaging, investigating and responding to security incidents for enterprise clients. This is a hands‑on role where speed, accuracy and sound judgment are essential.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts from SIEM, SOAR, EDR and other tools to detect potential threats.
• Perform timely triage, validation and investigation of alerts according to SLA priorities (P1–P4).
• Execute containment, response and remediation actions using established SOC runbooks.
• Manage incidents through the full lifecycle, ensuring accurate documentation and case closure.
• Escalate high‑severity incidents and provide immediate notification for critical cases.
• Conduct effective shift handovers with full context for active cases.
• Identify operational gaps, anomalies or delays and report them to leads.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of detection, logging, automation and case handling processes.

Required profile

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, threat types, attack vectors and incident response principles.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems and networking concepts (TCP/IP, OSI model, DNS, HTTP/S).
• Ability to work in a shift‑based, SLA‑driven environment with disciplined, process‑oriented habits.
• Clear communication skills and strong documentation habits.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.

Required skills

• Experience with SIEM, SOAR and EDR platforms.
• Familiarity with endpoint protection, firewalls and security monitoring tools.
• Log analysis, network traffic analysis and endpoint telemetry investigation.
• Incident response and case management.
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Exposure to cloud security concepts in Azure, AWS or GCP.