Senior SOC Analyst

This position is fully remote. Must be eligible to work in the United States.

About the Role:

The Senior SOC Analyst will be responsible for leading threat detection, incident response, and continuous monitoring of our security infrastructure. This role involves mentoring junior analysts, optimizing SOC processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance our cybersecurity posture.

Senior SOC Analyst responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead and support SOC operations, including real-time monitoring, threat analysis, and incident response.
• Investigate security events, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Develop and refine security detection rules, playbooks, and procedures.
• Perform advanced threat hunting and proactive threat analysis using SIEM, EDR, and other security tools.
• Act as an escalation point for complex security incidents and coordinate incident response efforts.
• Provide mentorship and training to junior SOC analysts to enhance their investigative skills.
• Handle escalations from junior analysts
• Responsible for conducting in-depth analysis of alert
• Discover and hunt for tunning opportunities

Requirements

• An associate\bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Computer Science, System Administration or Cybersecurity
• 5+ years in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Strong expertise with SIEM tools (e.g, Microsoft Sentinel, Secronix)
• Proficiency in endpoint detection & response (EDR) tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender).
• Strong expertise in Cloud Security (Azure/Microsoft365)
• Familiarity with Threat Actor Methods: (MITRE ATT&CK Framework, PowerShell, Command Prompt, WMIC, Scheduled Tasks, Windows Domain and Host Enumeration Techniques, Lateral Movement Techniques, Persistence Mechanisms, Defense Evasion Techniques)
• Proven experience on platforms such as HackTheBox, TryHackMe, etc.