SOC Analyst
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Full Time
Mid Level
About Us
The ENTERTAINER is a leader in the Lifestyle industry, providing our members with exclusive access to 2-for-1 vouchers for dining, delivery, attractions, shopping, and travel across the GCC and Singapore. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of customer satisfaction and business growth, continuously innovating to enhance the way our users engage with entertainment. Join us as we strive to transform the entertainment landscape through creativity and innovation.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive SOC Analyst to join our Security and Systems Monitoring Team. This role is critical in safeguarding both our cloud and on-premise infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing, managing, and monitoring network security solutions in alignment with The Entertainer’s best practice guidelines. You’ll work closely with the SOC team, system administrators, and development teams to ensure continuous protection and effective incident response across our entire digital landscape.
As a SOC Analyst you will
What we’re looking for
Working knowledge of:
The ENTERTAINER is a leader in the Lifestyle industry, providing our members with exclusive access to 2-for-1 vouchers for dining, delivery, attractions, shopping, and travel across the GCC and Singapore. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of customer satisfaction and business growth, continuously innovating to enhance the way our users engage with entertainment. Join us as we strive to transform the entertainment landscape through creativity and innovation.
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive SOC Analyst to join our Security and Systems Monitoring Team. This role is critical in safeguarding both our cloud and on-premise infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing, managing, and monitoring network security solutions in alignment with The Entertainer’s best practice guidelines. You’ll work closely with the SOC team, system administrators, and development teams to ensure continuous protection and effective incident response across our entire digital landscape.
As a SOC Analyst you will
- Monitor, configure, and maintain all network security and infrastructure monitoring systems.
- Collaborate with the SOC team to review and resolve security incidents and tickets.
- Work cross-functionally with Systems, Development, and HR to address escalations and ensure incident response plans are followed.
- Maintain and improve dashboards, alerts, and metrics for infrastructure and application monitoring.
- Install, configure, and maintain security and monitoring packages/software.
- Conduct regular security assessments for network, software deployments, and internal systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues to identify root causes and ensure optimal performance.
- Enhance network reliability, availability, and security by implementing preventive and corrective measures.
- Perform regular internal security reviews, penetration testing, and assessments on applications, servers, firewalls, and infrastructure.
- Implement data and network security protocols including firewalls, UTM, IPS/IDS, ACS, and VPN technologies.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring on best practices in security and monitoring.
- Set up, manage, and monitor automated alerts and incident escalation protocols.
- Maintain detailed documentation for all security tools, incidents, and monitoring processes.
What we’re looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Solid knowledge of Linux-based systems.
- Experience with Python and PHP-based web applications & APIs.
- Strong understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Familiarity with Cloudflare, Firewalls, AWS CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and VPC Flow Logs.
- Hands-on experience with open-source security and penetration testing tools.
Working knowledge of:
- Web servers: Apache, Gunicorn, Nginx
- Databases: MySQL, Percona, MongoDB
- DevOps tools: Git, Redis, Celery, Elasticsearch
- AWS services: S3, CloudFront, EC2, RDS, Aurora
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty certification is a strong plus.
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