SOC Analyst

UBQ.io; India; Remote; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

UBQ.io is seeking a hands-on SOC Analyst to monitor security events across a global environment during the 04:00-13:00 UTC shift, reporting to the SOC Lead. This role emphasizes deep investigation of alerts, end-to-end incident handling, and clean handovers across regions in a fully remote team.

You will work with SIEM, EDR, SSE, and WAF, conduct threat hunting, contribute to detection tuning, and prepare technical docs and runbooks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in IT or cybersecurity.
• 3+ years hands-on SOC experience in production environments.
• Experience with SIEM/EDR/WAF and threat hunting is valued.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and analyze security alerts from SIEM, EDR, SSE, and WAF.
• Investigate incidents end to end and coordinate containment and eradication.
• Assess scope and impact; escalate according to procedures.
• Execute response actions: isolate endpoints, block indicators, and restrict access.
• Ensure clear handovers across regions in a follow-the-sun model.
• Threat hunt across endpoints, network, and logs; map to MITRE ATT&CK.
• Tune detections and contribute to SIEM/WAF rule improvements.
• Enrich investigations with threat intelligence and prepare docs.
• Collaborate with IT and security teams to resolve incidents.
• Support vulnerability management and security posture improvements.

Skills

SOC Analyst

Alert triage

Incident investigation

SIEM

EDR

WAF

MITRE ATT&CK

Threat hunting

Documentation

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SSE

WAF

Job description

UBQ.io is a global technology service provider dedicated to building a more sustainable, independent, and equitable future. We partner with global companies across industries, including AI, blockchain, software, biotech, and education, to transform bold ideas into real, meaningful solutions.

Our expertise spans technology consulting, AI and Machine Learning development, Blockchain integration, and global team collaboration. With a worldwide network of specialists, we help organizations stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

At UBQ.io, we don't just advise, we collaborate. Our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility guides everything we do as we help clients build technologies that empower people, communities, and industries to thrive.

About the role

The SOC Analyst is responsible for the continuous monitoring, triage, and investigation of security events across the organization's environment, as part of a global follow-the-sun Security Operations Center. This position covers the 04:00-13:00 UTC shift and reports to the SOC Lead. The role goes beyond acknowledging alerts: the focus is on understanding what each alert means, investigating suspicious activity end to end, responding to real threats, and handing over cleanly between regions so that nothing is lost across shifts. The ideal candidate has solid SOC experience, a strong investigative mindset, and thrives in a fast-paced, fully remote setting where accuracy, discipline, and security are essential. Hands-on engineering experience with core security platforms is a big plus.c

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, triage, and analyze security alerts and events from the organization's security stack, including SIEM, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Security Service Edge (SSE), and Web Application Firewall (WAF) platforms.
• Investigate security incidents end to end, from initial triage through analysis, containment, eradication, and post-incident documentation, coordinating with relevant teams throughout.
• Determine the scope, severity, and impact of security events, separating true positives from false positives and escalating confirmed incidents according to defined procedures.
• Execute response actions within the security platforms, such as isolating endpoints, blocking indicators, disabling compromised accounts, and enforcing access restrictions.
• Ensure structured, high-quality shift handovers across regions in the follow-the-sun model, so that open investigations, ongoing incidents, and pending actions continue seamlessly around the clock.
• Proactively threat hunt across endpoint, network, and log data to uncover suspicious activity that existing detections may have missed, mapping findings to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Provide feedback on detection quality and contribute to the tuning of SIEM correlation rules, EDR custom detections, and WAF rules to reduce noise and improve coverage.
• Enrich investigations with threat intelligence, including indicators of compromise, attacker techniques, and emerging campaigns relevant to the organization.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and incident response playbooks.
• Collaborate with IT, infrastructure, application, and security engineering teams to resolve incidents and support day-to-day operations.
• Support vulnerability management and drive continuous improvement of the organization's overall security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience as a SOC Analyst, triaging alerts and investigating security incidents in a production environment.
• Solid working knowledge of core security technologies such as EDR, SSE, SIEM, and WAF, and of how to use them to investigate and respond to threats.
• Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and tuning these platforms, or writing and tuning detection content, is a big plus.
• Experience with incident response and threat hunting, ideally with familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Experience working in a 24/7 or follow-the-sun SOC is a plus.
• Excellent understanding of network security, endpoint security, cloud security, and Zero Trust principles.
• Relevant certifications such as Security+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, BTL1, or vendor-specific credentials are a plus.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive information responsibly and securely.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English, and the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams and across time zones.

About You

You are a hands-on security analyst who wants to understand what is really happening behind an alert, rather than only closing tickets. You dig into the data, follow the evidence, and know when and how to elevate. If you have also stood up or tuned the tools you work with, or written your own detections, even better. You are structured, reliable, and comfortable working independently in a remote, follow-the-sun team, and you take pride in leaving a clear handover for the next shift. You are curious about new threats and technologies, and you enjoy working closely with both technical teams and end users to raise the security bar across the environment.