Senior Cyber Security Analyst (SOC)
Location : Cape Town
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced and driven Senior Cyber Security Analyst to join our client's growing security operations team.
This is a key role for a passionate professional who thrives in high-impact environments – taking the lead on stakeholder communications, identifying emerging threats, and proactively strengthening cyber resilience. You'll play a central role in monitoring, investigating, and responding to security incidents while continuously improving threat detection and response capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyse client environments and security systems for alerts or incidents, responding in line with agreed SLAs and service descriptions.
- Investigate and contain security events, providing detailed recommendations and reports to stakeholders.
- Act as an escalation point for complex incidents and investigations.
- Support multiple clients concurrently, maintaining excellent service standards and satisfaction.
- Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain playbooks, automation processes, and threat-hunting strategies.
- Contribute to the development of dashboards, reports, and overall SOC process improvements.
- Stay up to date with the evolving cyber threat landscape and share insights with the wider team.
- Support ongoing maintenance of the organisation's ISMS.
Skills & Experience
Minimum 3 years' experience as a Cyber Security Analyst or equivalent.Proven experience in a SOC environment using tools such as SIEM, SOAR, and EDR.Strong understanding of networking, malware types, and detection / prevention methods.Experience with Microsoft Sentinel and the Microsoft Security Stack.Knowledge of Cloud security principles and architectures.Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.Excellent communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.Ability to engage confidently across multiple business units and client teams.Experience with MSSPs or managing multiple client environments.Hands‑on experience with SIEM technologies such as Splunk, LogRhythm, ELK, QRadar, ArcSight, Wazuh, etc.Proficiency in Kusto Query Language (KQL).Experience developing playbooks and automated workflows.Degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, or related field.Qualifications
Industry-recognised certifications such as Microsoft, CompTIA, SANS, CREST, ISC2 or any equivalent cyber security certification.How to Apply : Email (include your tech stack)
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