Cyber Security Analyst = Full-time Job

Job Title: Cyber Security Incident Responder

Job Type: Contract

Job Location: Brussels onsite (no remote)

Contract Rate: Euro's 700 per day

CLIENT REQUIRES EU CITIZENS

Development and maintenance of XSOAR playbooks, integrations, and automations to streamline alert triage, case enrichment, and cross-platform coordination (e.g., Splunk, AWS, Azure Sentinel, Carbon Black Cloud, Sysdig).

Coordinate and review of playbook updates, incident reports, and cross-team coordination to ensure accuracy, compliance.

Report of key performance metrics (e.g., FP/TP rate, MTTH, escalation rate) and playbook performance (automation coverage, time saved, error reduction).

Assist with training other analysts in playbook usage, incident response methodology, and maintaining documentation in the customer’s knowledge base.

Interact with CSIRC, CATCH analysts, infrastructure teams, and relevant external stakeholders to validate playbook coverage, share threat intelligence, and ensure service alignment with customer priorities.

Specific knowledge skills and expertise

Very good knowledge of incident response methodologies, XSOAR playbook development, and automation logic for cross-platform integration (e.g., Splunk, AWS, Azure Sentinel, Carbon Black Cloud,).

Strong experience in handling cybersecurity incidents end-to-end, including triage, escalation, containment, and resolution in large-scale or multinational environments.

Ability to cope with fast changing technologies used in modern SOC environments, particularly cloud-native services (AWS, Azure), EDR solutions (Defender, Carbon Black Cloud), SIEM/SOAR platforms, and container security (Sysdig).

Certification or proven practical experience in relevant technologies such as Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Splunk, Microsoft Security (SC-200), AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer.

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