SOC Analyst  Lagos 

Eko Maintenance Limited is a rapidly growing Facility Management Company that specializes in the maintenance of high-rise building facilities with an office located in Victoria Island, Lagos. We are  recruiting to fill the position below: Recruitment& Staffing

 Job Title: SOC Analyst

Location: Lagos 

Employment Type: Full-time Role Summary

We are seeking a SOC Analyst to monitor, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats across the organization’s IT environment. The analyst will work with SIEM, EDR, network security, and other security tools to identify suspicious activity, investigate incidents, and support timely remediation.

Monitor security alerts and events using SIEM platforms. Investigate and triage suspected security incidents. Analyze logs from endpoints, servers, firewalls, IDS/IPS, cloud environments, and applications. Perform alert correlation, threat analysis, and incident investigation. Identify indicators of compromise (IOCs), including malicious IPs, domains, hashes, and suspicious processes. Escalate confirmed or complex incidents to senior analysts or incident-response teams. Support incident response, containment, eradication, and recovery activities. Conduct basic threat hunting and identify suspicious patterns or anomalous behavior. Analyze phishing emails and investigate potentially compromised accounts. Document incidents, investigations, findings, and remediation actions. Maintain and improve security monitoring rules, detection logic, and dashboards. Assist with vulnerability management and security assessments where required. Stay informed about emerging threats, attack techniques, and MITRE ATT&CK techniques. Follow established security policies, procedures, and incident-response playbooks.

Alert triage and response time False-positive reduction Incident detection and escalation accuracy Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) Quality and completeness of investigation documentation Effectiveness of detection rules and threat-hunting activities.

Degree or diploma in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Relevant certifications are an advantage, such as:

CompTIA Security+ CompTIA CySA+ Blue Team Level 1 (BTL1) GIAC certifications Microsoft security certifications Splunk certifications

Junior SOC Analyst: 0–2 years SOC Analyst: 2–4 years Senior SOC Analyst: 4+ years

Understanding of SOC operations and incident response. Knowledge of SIEM technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, or Elastic. Experience with EDR/XDR platforms. Strong understanding of:

TCP/IP and networking DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SMTP Windows and Linux Active Directory Firewalls and IDS/IPS Authentication and access controls Ability to analyze security logs and correlate events.

Knowledge of common attacks such as phishing, malware, credential theft, brute force, ransomware, and web attacks. Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and IOC analysis. Basic scripting knowledge, particularly PowerShell or Python, is advantageous.

Not Specified. How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [Email hidden - Login to reveal] using the job title as the subject of the email.