L2 SOC Analyst

About the Company
: act digital is a global digital transformation consulting group. We have more than 5.000 employees worldwide, with offices in Brazil, the United States, Canada, France, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco and Serbia. We support the world's largest groups across the entire digital product development lifecycle: from digital design to growth and scaling strategies, through cybersecurity, architecture definition, data engineering and data science solutions. We focus on accelerating the digital transformation of global leaders in their industry. Our group has experienced annual growth of more than 30% for 10 years.

About the Role
: As a Level 2 SOC Analyst, you will be integrated into the cybersecurity operations center of one of our largest clients, a global financial institution. You will join the team responsible for monitoring North and South America. You will play a critical role in ensuring timely detection and response to security threats across the American perimeter.

Responsibilities
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• Alert Review & Qualification: Monitor and analyze security alerts from multiple sources; assess severity, credibility, and take appropriate action.
• Initial Remediation: Perform Level 2 remediation tasks to contain threats and mitigate risks.
• Incident Escalation: Escalate significant or complex incidents to specialized response teams when needed.

Qualifications
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• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related technical field is required.

Required Skills
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• Core Cybersecurity Knowledge: Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, attack vectors, and defense mechanisms.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, SIEM, EDR and SOAR technologies.
• Knowledge of common threats, malware behaviors, and vulnerability exploitation techniques.
• Incident Response Skills: Proven ability to analyze, contain, and remediate security incidents in real time.
• Experience writing and following incident handling procedures.
• Capacity to identify false positives, correlate alerts, and escalate when appropriate.

Preferred Skills
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• Professional Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in cybersecurity roles.
• Prior hands-on experience in a SOC environment (Level 1 or 2).
• Comfortable working with ticketing tools, log analysis platforms, and security dashboards.
• Availability & Flexibility: Willingness to work on a shift-based schedule, including night and weekend shifts.
• Flexibility to adapt to a 24/7 operational model.