Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst

Role Overview

The SOC Analyst is responsible for monitoring security systems, detecting potential threats, and responding to cybersecurity incidents to help protect organizational infrastructure and information assets. This role focuses on analyzing security events, investigating suspicious activity, and supporting incident response processes to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data.

The position requires strong analytical skills, familiarity with security monitoring tools, and the ability to follow structured incident response procedures within a security operations environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Security Monitoring & Incident Detection

• Monitor security monitoring platforms and tools to detect potential threats, suspicious activities, or malware-related events.
• Analyze alerts and logs to identify potential security incidents affecting systems, networks, or applications
• Validate alerts and perform initial investigation to determine whether events represent legitimate security incidents.
• Utilize threat intelligence sources and open-source information to assist with incident validation and analysis.

Incident Response & Investigation

• Perform triage and investigation of security events following established incident response procedures.
• Correlate event data from multiple sources to determine potential root causes and recommend remediation actions.
• Escalate incidents to appropriate teams when advanced investigation or response is required.
• Manage cases throughout the incident lifecycle, ensuring proper documentation and tracking.

Security Operations Support

• Assist in maintaining and improving detection capabilities across security monitoring platforms.
• Contribute recommendations to enhance security tools, monitoring strategies, and operational processes.
• Participate in security assessments related to critical infrastructure and sensitive systems.
• Research emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and malware trends to support proactive security improvements.

Documentation, Reporting & Compliance

• Maintain and update operational documentation such as standard operating procedures and incident investigation guides.
• Generate reports and metrics related to security operations activities and incident trends.
• Support compliance efforts by aligning with established security policies, governance practices, and change management processes.
• Participate in cybersecurity initiatives and collaborate with technical teams to strengthen security practices across projects.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline.
• Approximately 3-4 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity operations, or a related technical field.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity monitoring tools, networking technologies, and security protocols.
• Experience with security event monitoring platforms such as SIEM solutions.
• Familiarity with firewall technologies, network security tools, and web security controls.
• Understanding of identity and access management tools and related security monitoring technologies.
• Experience investigating and documenting security incidents and identifying emerging threat patterns.
• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure components including Active Directory, DNS, and network security systems.

Preferred

• Experience performing proactive threat hunting or identifying malicious activity within enterprise environments
• Familiarity with industry security frameworks and compliance standards such as ISO 27001, HIPAA, or SOX.

Key Competencies

• Security monitoring and threat detection
• Incident investigation and analysis
• Attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Technical documentation and reporting
• Collaboration with cross-functional technology teams