AWS SOC Analyst | Splunk & CrowdStrike | Hybrid Boston

Kelly Services; Boston (MA); Hybride; USD 41 000 - 69 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k)

Résumé du poste

Motion Recruitment Partners in Boston, MA is seeking a SOC Analyst on a 4-month contract with strong potential to convert to full-time. The role focuses on threat monitoring, incident investigation, and AWS security operations within a hybrid work model.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in SOC roles, hands-on AWS security experience, and familiarity with SIEMs like Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, or LogRhythm. Strong analytical and communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a SOC or Cybersecurity Analyst role.
• Experience with AWS security services and AWS cloud environments.
• Experience investigating security alerts, incidents, and suspicious activity.
• Knowledge of AWS CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, IAM, VPCs, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or LogRhythm.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, and firewalls.
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation processes.
• Knowledge of common attack techniques and threat detection methodologies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• AWS Certifications (Cloud Practitioner/Solutions Architect/Security Specialty) would be a plus.
• Experience with EDR tools (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender).
• Incident response and threat hunting experience.
• Scripting/automation familiarity (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Hybrid cloud/enterprise environment experience.

Responsabilités

• 100% Hands On
• Monitor security alerts and events across AWS and enterprise systems
• Investigate suspicious activity and escalated security incidents as needed
• Analyze logs and telemetry from cloud, network, and endpoint security tools
• Support incident response and security containment efforts
• Conduct threat detection and security monitoring activities
• Assist with vulnerability reviews and remediation tracking
• Document findings, investigations, and response actions

Connaissances

AWS security

Incident investigation

Threat monitoring

Threat detection

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Hybrid cloud/enterprise

Scripting/Automation

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT

Outils

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

QRadar

LogRhythm

CrowdStrike

SentinelOne

Microsoft Defender

Description du poste

Motion Recruitment Partners in Boston, MA is seeking a SOC Analyst on a 4-month contract with strong potential to convert to full-time. The role focuses on threat monitoring, incident investigation, and AWS security operations within a hybrid work model.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in SOC roles, hands-on AWS security experience, and familiarity with SIEMs like Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, or LogRhythm. Strong analytical and communication skills are required.