Senior Soc Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Soc Engineer (Cybersecurity): Strengthening security operations capabilities by designing and improving SOC processes and leading complex incident investigations. Focus on enhancing monitoring, automating response workflows, and continuously improving security posture.

Location: Full-time remote, GMT +3 timezone. Potential opportunity to apply for a Qatar ID and relocation to Doha, Qatar

Company

Qatar Insurance Company (hirify.global) is the leading insurance provider in GCC with a history dating back to 1964, offering innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of individuals and businesses.

What you will do

• Define and continuously improve security processes, procedures, and incident response playbooks
• Optimize security event and log collection based on risk and detection relevance
• Oversee and improve incident response workflows through post-incident analysis and lessons learned
• Collaborate with L1-L2 security team members to expand detection coverage and develop new use cases
• Participate in major security incident investigations, providing technical analysis and remediation guidance
• Standardize automation and orchestration across SIEM, SOAR, EDR and related tools

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Information Security as an L2/L3 SOC Analyst/Engineer with strong focus on Incident Response
• Strong understanding of the incident lifecycle, detection engineering, and response escalation
• Hands-on experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, Chronicle, QRadar, Wazuh)
• Experience conducting security investigations and root cause analysis, as well as documenting those
• Understanding of common log sources (network, endpoint, identity, application)
• Experience developing detection rules and playbooks (Sigma, KQL, YAML, etc.)

Nice to have

• Knowledge of secure architecture principles (Zero Trust, CIS Benchmarks, NIST, OWASP) is a big advantage
• Knowledge of cloud security monitoring (GCP, AWS, Azure) is a plus

Culture & Benefits

• Long-term service agreement contract with hirify.global with 3 months probation period
• Our digital nomads work remotely from 25+ different countries
• Payment in US dollars monthly to your bank account using SWIFT
• Vacation policy: Qatar Holiday Calendar, 20 vacation days, 10 sick offs
• Performance reviews are conducted twice a year, with the possibility of a raise