SOC Analyst L2

National Telecommunication and Information Security Board (NTISB)
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Opportunity Information
Grade

PPS-8

Number of Post(s)

2

Type of Employer

Federal Government Attached Department/ Project

Level

Mid Career

Type & Nature of Appointment

Contract

The Role

The SOC Analyst L2 conducts deep-dive investigations into escalated security incidents, performs advanced incident response and threat hunting, and improves detection in the Security Operations Centre of the National Telecommunication and Information Security Board.


• Conduct deep-dive investigations into escalated security incidents to determine the full scope of an attack • Perform root cause analysis to understand how an adversary gained access and identify security gaps • Execute advanced incident response tasks including the containment, eradication, and recovery of systems • Proactively threat hunt within the network using behavioral analytics to find hidden or persistent threats • Analyze malware behavior in sandbox environments to identify Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) • Correlate data across multiple log sources (Firewalls, EDR, Cloud logs) to reconstruct attacker movement • Fine-tune SIEM correlation rules and alert thresholds to improve detection accuracy and reduce noise for Tier 1 • Coordinate with IT and infrastructure teams to apply specific security patches or configuration changes • Develop and update automated playbooks and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the SOC team • Integrate external threat intelligence feeds to stay ahead of emerging attack patterns and zero-day exploits

Applicants General Eligibility & Requirements
Eligibility

• Five years' general age relaxation has already been added to the upper age limit; no other age rel

Required Experience

4+ years

Age Requirements

26 to 40 years

Education, Experience and Skills Requirements
Required Education Level/ Field of Study
  • Bachelor 16 Years: Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology
  • MS / MPhil: Cyber Security, Computer Science
  • Masters: Computer Science
Required Experience

• Minimum 4 years of experience, of which 2 years of recent experience as a SOC analyst

Skills

Incident Response, Threat Hunting, SIEM Tools, Malware Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Log Analysis

Required Trainings

• Certifications on Incident Handling, SOC operations or offensive certifications (preferable)

Application
Application Deadline 12 October 2026
7 days remaining

No application fee

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