SOC Engineer

Cybersecurity is at the heart of everything we do.

As a SOC engineer, you’ll join our business unit Security Operations Center in our offices in Mechelen
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You’ll play a key role in protecting infrastructures, systems, and data for our clients. You’ll be part of a team that doesn’t just react to threats but anticipates them, designs secure architectures, and builds resilient environments.

As a new team member, your primary focus will be to enhance our high-quality cybersecurity solutions to protect our clients. To accomplish this, you’ll have the full support of our in-depth 360° in-house expertise, ensuring you can draw on the collective knowledge and experience of the entire team whenever needed.

In this role, you’ll also serve as an ambassador for Approach-Cyber and AXS Guard, representing our values and commitment to excellence in every client interaction.

You’ll be involved in a wide range of cybersecurity missions, covering operational, technical or tactical activities. Depending on our customers’ needs, you could manage a variety of responsibilities.

We want to maintain an agnostic position in cyber while providing services that meet the specific needs of our customers. That’s why our customers are companies of all sizes and in all industries.

As a SOC Engineer, here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

• Monitoring and analyzing security events using SIEM tools like Open search, Elastic, or Microsoft Sentinel.
• Onboarding of new log sources to increase threat coverage
• Creating technical incident response playbooks
• Detection engineering to stay on top of the newest exploits
• Automating security tasks and incident response using an automation Framework and scripting languages (n8n, Javas crypt, Yara, Lua, Python, Power Shell, Bash).
• Applying frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK to analyse threats and improve detection strategies.
• Participating in internal security reviews, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Keeping you up to date with the latest technologies in the SOC field

We’re looking for someone with a solid technical foundation, a proactive mindset and a passion for Cybersecurity.

Here’s what we expect from a SOC engineer:

• You have experience in cybersecurity engineering or a related technical role.
• You communicate fluently in Dutch & English
  , French is an asset
• You understand how to securely configure systems, networks, and cloud environments.
• You have hands‑on experience with SIEMs and incident response platforms
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• You have experience with languages like Go, Python, Ruby or Bash
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• You apply cybersecurity frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK in your daily work.
• You are willing to participate in our standby system
• You have at least a masters degree in computer science, or equivalent practical experience.

• You have experience with SOAR platforms like N8N, Splunk SOAR, …
• You have worked with Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) like MISP or have experience integrating CTI feeds (STIX/TAXII) to enrich detection data
• You have a foundation in software development aligning with industry best practices, like design patterns and testing
• Holding other certifications like CompTIA Security+, CASP, CISSP, … or other vendors’ certifications is a plus.
• You have worked with container security tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• You have experience working in a scale‑up or fast‑paced tech environment.

You are an initiative‑taker and act with autonomy. You don’t wait for permission to solve problems or improve what’s around you.

In complex situations, you are the one who will analyse with clarity and structure, and turn insights into practical, effective solutions.

In teams, you can collaborate naturally with others, communicate clearly, and contribute to a respectful, constructive team dynamic.

You stay focused on delivering real impact. Also, you prioritize what matters, adapt quickly, and keep things moving forward.

You care about doing things right, not just getting them done.

• Join a dynamic and recognized company in a booming sector
• Drive ambitious projects from the business needs up to the projects results, leading concrete initiatives while maintaining a…