Junior SOC Analyst

Job Title:

Junior SOC Analyst

Location:

Africa (Onsite & Remote)

Experience:

3–5 Years Job Type: Full-Time

Role Overview :
We are seeking a Junior SOC Analyst to support Security Operations Center (SOC) activities, including monitoring, detection, analysis, and initial response to security incidents. The ideal candidate will hold one or more recognized cybersecurity certifications and have hands-on experience working with SIEM and security monitoring tools.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitor security alerts and events using SIEM platforms such as Splunk or Elastic. Perform initial analysis and triage of security incidents and suspicious activities. Escalate confirmed incidents to senior SOC analysts according to defined procedures. Assist in investigating security events related to endpoints, networks, and applications. Maintain incident records, reports, and SOC documentation. Support threat intelligence ingestion and basic threat hunting activities.

Follow SOC playbooks and contribute to continuous improvement of SOC processes. Support compliance and audit-related security monitoring requirements.

Required Qualifications &

Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field. 3–5 years of experience in SOC operations, security monitoring, or IT security support roles. One or more of the following certifications:
CompTIA Security+ EC-Council Certified SOC Analyst (CSA) CompTIA CySA+ Splunk Core Certified User Elastic Certified Analyst Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles, threats, and incident response.

• Hands-on experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Elastic Stack).

• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework.

• Basic knowledge of networking, operating systems, and log analysis.

Entry point into cybersecurity

High demand role

Exposure to enterprise environments