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SOC Analyst
About the role
We are looking for a SOC Analyst to join our team. You will monitor security alerts around the clock or in shifts.
Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts around the clock or in shifts.
- Triage and investigate events.
- Escalate confirmed incidents.
- Document findings.
- Tune detections with engineers.
Required
- SIEM monitoring (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar)
- Alert triage and escalation
- Incident response basics
- Network and endpoint fundamentals
- Ticketing and documentation
Preferred
- EDR tools
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Scripting
- Threat hunting
- Security+ or similar certification
Tools and stack
Splunk, Sentinel or QRadar, EDR tools, Ticketing, MITRE ATT&CK, Threat intelligence, Playbooks
Employment type: [Contract / W2 / C2C / Full-time]
Location: [City, ST / Remote]
Duration: [months]
Work authorization: [accepted types]Responsibilities explained
Each responsibility maps to something a candidate should be able to describe.
- Monitor security alerts around the clock or in shifts.
- Triage and investigate events.
- Escalate confirmed incidents.
- Document findings.
- Tune detections with engineers.
Required skills
Treat these as the screen. If a candidate cannot speak to them, they are rarely a fit.
- SIEM monitoring (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar)
- Alert triage and escalation
- Incident response basics
- Network and endpoint fundamentals
- Ticketing and documentation
Preferred skills
Use these to rank candidates who meet the required list.
- EDR tools
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Scripting
- Threat hunting
- Security+ or similar certification
Other titles this role appears under
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- SOC Analyst
- Security Operations Analyst
- Cyber Defense Analyst
- Tier 1/2 SOC Analyst
Seniority guide
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- Tier 1: triages alerts using runbooks.
- Tier 2: investigates and contains.
- Tier 3: hunts threats and improves detections.
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