SOC Senior Analyst
Accenture
- Location
- Riyadh
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- H-1B history
- 998 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Aug 30, 2026
Skills
About this role
About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company helping the world's leading enterprises reinvent — building their digital core, unleashing the power of AI, and creating value at speed and scale. We bring together deep industry expertise, cutting-edge technology, and bold thinking to deliver outcomes that matter. You'll be the escalation point for complex security incidents, bringing deeper analytical capability and investigative rigor to threats that go beyond first-line triage. This is a role for someone who thrives on getting to the bottom of an incident — and who can turn that experience into better processes for the whole team. Handle escalated incidents from L1, taking ownership of investigation, analysis, and resolution in line with defined processes and SLAs Analyze and categorize events of interest in accordance with agreed severity levels and runbooks, applying sound judgment to ambiguous or complex cases Perform detailed triage and in-depth analysis of detected or escalated security events across client environments Build and maintain SOC operating procedures and documentation, including playbooks and incident response plans Support the SIEM administrator in use case creation, helping translate threat intelligence and operational learnings into improved detection logic Act as a point of guidance for L1 analysts, contributing to knowledge sharing and team capability development What You'll Need Solid experience in SOC operations with a strong track record of handling escalated and complex security incidents Deep understanding of threat analysis, attack techniques, and incident response methodologies Proficiency with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and related security monitoring platforms Ability to develop and maintain playbooks, runbooks, and IR documentation to a high standard Experience supporting or contributing to SIEM use case development and tuning Strong analytical mindset — able to work through ambiguity, connect the dots, and communicate findings clearly Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field Bonus Points Hands-on experience with MITRE ATT&CK for threat mapping and detection improvement Exposure to threat hunting, malware analysis, or digital forensics Familiarity with cloud security monitoring across Azure, AWS, or GCP Relevant certifications such as CEH, BTL2, GCIH, or equivalent About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as