Senior SOC Threat Hunter & Incident Response Lead

SQUAD - Cabinet de conseils et d’expertises; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SQUAD Group in Spain is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to join our top-tier Incident Response team, protecting critical infrastructures and user data across high-profile clients. As a hands-on defender, you will hunt threats, tune detections, and respond to incidents using SIEM, EDR, and SOAR, while mentoring junior analysts and driving continuous improvement within a collaborative, security-first culture.

Join us to grow your expertise through certifications and real-world projects in a dynamic

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in SOC operations, detection engineering, or incident response.
• Strong technical knowledge of SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms.
• Scripting or automation experience (Python, PowerShell) for enrichment or response tasks.
• Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, and adversary emulation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for advanced incident investigations, threat hunts, and forensic analysis.
• Develop and refine custom detection rules, correlation logic, and alert tuning.
• Integrate and enhance data sources to improve signal fidelity.
• Design and maintain automated playbooks using SOAR capabilities.
• Collaborate with the Technical Lead on continuous detection improvement.
• Mentor L1/L2 analysts, sharing advanced investigative techniques.

Skills

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Python

PowerShell

Threat intelligence

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR tools

SOAR platforms

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Job description

SQUAD Group in Spain is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to join our top-tier Incident Response team, protecting critical infrastructures and user data across high-profile clients. As a hands-on defender, you will hunt threats, tune detections, and respond to incidents using SIEM, EDR, and SOAR, while mentoring junior analysts and driving continuous improvement within a collaborative, security-first culture.

Join us to grow your expertise through certifications and real-world projects in a dynamic