In the Digital Trust & Cybersecurity team at PwC, our work is always evolving to help our clients respond to cybersecurity related threats and trends. We combine our deep technical skills in response to our clients' changing cybersecurity needs, ensuring robust Digital Trust and security solutions.
The Level 1 SOC Analyst is responsible for monitoring and analyzing an organization’s security posture on an ongoing basis. This critical role involves working in a 24/7 environment to detect, respond to, and mitigate security incidents. The L1 SOC Analyst serves as the first line of defense in identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities within the organization’s network and systems, contributing significantly to Cybersecurity careers and Information Security Jobs.
At PwC, we believe in purpose-led and values-driven leadership. Our global leadership development framework, the PwC Professional, provides a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies, and career paths, ensuring transparency on the skills needed for success. As a Level 1 SOC Analyst, you will work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution, making this an ideal Entry Level Cybersecurity opportunity.
Eligibility / Qualification Required:
PwC Professional Skills and Responsibilities:
- Alert Triage & Investigation
- Monitor for newly triggered alerts. Also look for alerts not yet marked as Open or Closed.
- Collect more information to support the theory of the alerts under assessment.
- Correlate alerts with other security devices.
- Investigate the impact of the alerts.
- Shift Handover Management
- Participate in shift handover process.
- Conduct shift handover.
- Prepare shift handover report.
- Communicate shift handover information to next shift personnel.
- Log Monitoring and Issue Resolution
- Monitor and investigate if the logs from the stopped flowing to SIEM.
- Reach out to the Server owner.
- Generate a list and work on the list.
- Report the ones resolved, and the method used.
- For Linux - Syslogs - get in touch with server owner.
- For Windows - check for permission, user status (disabled/activate), password expiry (local user). User ID for windows collections is Irsvrcollector.
- Jira Ticket Management
- Attend to Jira tickets sent to the client.
- Respond to inquiry or forward the ticket to the respective group/team.
- Detect and report tickets with log parser issues to Infra/SIEM Engineer.
- Detect and report tickets with False Alarms to Infra/SIEM Engineer.
- Authorized to review and analyze alerts generated by security tools and systems.
- Empowered to escalate potential security incidents to higher-level analysts (L2 or L3) based on predefined criteria.
Key Requirements:
- Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
- 0-1 year of experience in the area of Cybersecurity, SOC or Surveillance.
- Certifications are optional but beneficial.
- Offensive mindset is a plus.
- Willing to uplift threat hunting skill as part of career development.
- Basic understanding of networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, etc.).
- Familiarity with operating systems (e.g., Windows, Linux).
- Knowledge of security and operational tools such as:
- SIEM platforms (e.g., Wazuh, Splunk).
- EDR/XDR (e.g., MDE, Cortex, CrowdStrike, Sophos).
- Firewalls and IDS/IPS systems.
- Familiarity with ticketing and workflow tools (e.g., Jira) is a plus.
- Strong communication skills (English is a must, Cantonese is a plus) – ability to document incidents and escalate appropriately.
- Attention to detail – crucial for identifying anomalies in logs and alerts.
- Team collaboration – working with other SOC tiers and cybersecurity teams.
- Willingness to work in shifts – SOC often operate 24/7.
Education:
- Degrees/Field of Study required: Not specified.
- Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Diploma - Cyber Security.
Required Skills:
- Business Conduct
- Communication
- Cybersecurity
- Java
- Leadership
- Microsoft Excel
- People Management
- Problem Solving
- Professional Etiquette
- Python (Programming Language)
Optional Skills:
- Accepting Feedback
- Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards
- Accounting Policies
- Active Listening
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform
- Auditing
- Auditing Methodologies
- Client Management
- Communication
- Compliance Auditing
- Complying With Regulations
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Data Ingestion
- Data Modeling
- Data Quality
- Data Security
- Data Transformation
- Data Visualization
- Emotional Regulation
- Empathy
- External Audit
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Audit
- Financial Disclosure Report {+ 19 more}
General Conditions:
- Travel Requirements: Not Specified.
- Work Visa Sponsorship: Not Available.
- Government Clearance: Not Required.
How to Apply:
Apply online through the PWC portal.
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