Senior Cyber Defense Analyst — 24x7 SOC & Threat Response

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Valencia; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work in Spain / Europe

Growth opportunities

International team

Wellbeing benefits

Smart Office Pack

Job summary

Talan is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to join a global Cyber Defense Operations team. This hands-on role sits in a 24x7 SOC, monitoring, investigating and responding to security incidents across SIEM, EDR and cloud environments. You will analyze logs, drive remediation, and collaborate with Incident Response teams to strengthen defenses.

We value strong English skills and proactive collaboration. Remote work from Spain or another European country is supported, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT, Cybersecurity or Security Operations.
• Hands-on SOC experience with security alert triage and incident investigation.
• Proficiency with SIEM/EDR technologies and cloud security.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Sentinel, and cloud platforms.
• Strong English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts across SIEM, EDR, Microsoft Security and cloud environments.
• Investigate potential cyber threats and incidents, identifying root causes and remediation actions.
• Analyze logs from Windows, Linux, databases, applications, web servers, firewalls and network security systems.
• Work closely with Incident Response teams to contain and resolve threats.
• Use and maintain security monitoring tools, helping improve detection quality and reduce false positives.
• Prepare security reports, incident summaries and technical findings for clients.
• Manage security-related tickets and ensure incidents are properly documented.
• Contribute to improving SOC processes, procedures, documentation and knowledge bases.
• Work directly with clients to understand their environments and optimize security monitoring.

Skills

SOC operations

SIEM

EDR technologies

Cloud platforms

Windows/Linux logs

English proficiency

Incident response

Networking basics

Threat hunting

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

QRadar

ArcSight

ELK

Defender for Endpoint

CrowdStrike

Job description

Talan is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to join a global Cyber Defense Operations team. This hands-on role sits in a 24x7 SOC, monitoring, investigating and responding to security incidents across SIEM, EDR and cloud environments. You will analyze logs, drive remediation, and collaborate with Incident Response teams to strengthen defenses.

We value strong English skills and proactive collaboration. Remote work from Spain or another European country is supported, with opportunities for