Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst / Engineer

This is a remote position.

Job Details

• Employment Type: Contract
• Work Mode: Remote
• Location: Offshore
• Total Experience Required: 4 to 7 years
• Relevant Experience Required: 3+ years of dedicated experience working within a 24/7 SOC environment running threat detection and incident response
• Mandatory Certification: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), CompTIA Security+, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), or GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SOC Analyst / Engineer to monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to cyber threats across our global enterprise infrastructure. The ideal candidate will orchestrate real-time security incident monitoring using advanced SIEM/SOAR platforms, perform deep technical analysis of anomalous events, and execute rapid containment workflows to safeguard business networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor real-time enterprise security alerts across a multi-tenant infrastructure, parsing telemetry data from SIEM, EDR, firewalls, network sensors, and cloud logs.
• Lead incident triage and analysis tracks, investigating anomalous events, identifying true positives, and prioritizing security alerts based on risk and operational impact.
• Execute rapid threat containment workflows, neutralizing live compromises, isolating infected endpoints, disabling compromised accounts, and revoking unauthorized access tokens.
• Configure and tune SIEM correlation rules (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) to enhance detection accuracy and systematically eliminate noise and false positives.
• Develop and automate SOAR playbooks (e.g., Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR) to streamline recurring incident response actions and shorten mean time to remediate (MTTR).
• Perform detailed malware analysis and threat hunting sweeps, evaluating suspicious files, malicious scripts, phishing vectors, and indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Document and report post-incident reviews, mapping threat behaviors directly to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, identifying detection gaps, and tracking infrastructure remediation needs.

Requirements

• 4 to 7 years of core IT systems security experience, with 3+ dedicated years actively executing real-time threat detection and incident response in a mature SOC.
• Strong technical mastery of enterprise SIEM environments, Endpoint Detection and Response tools (EDR/XDR like CrowdStrike, Defender for Endpoint), and packet capture analysis software (Wireshark).
• Deep structural understanding of network architecture, TCP/IP protocols, common attack vectors, application vulnerabilities, and modern operating system security.
• Mandatory certification: Security+, CEH, GCIH, or CISSP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience writing detection rules using KQL, YARA, or Sigma formatting rules.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, PowerShell) to extend custom security tool automations and log parsing logic.