Lead Security Operations Analyst

11105 Expedia, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 231,000 - 324,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Expedia Group in Seattle is seeking a Principal Analyst – Security Operations to lead complex analyses, detect and respond to threats, and drive risk reduction across our environments.

You will design security monitoring workflows, partner with engineering and product teams, and develop analytics, detections, and dashboards for senior stakeholders, while mentoring global teams and integrating AI/ML enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in security operations.
• Extensive experience in security operations including hands-on incident detection, investigation, and response.
• Proven ownership of security operations across multiple services or domains.
• Strong technical expertise in SIEM, EDR, log management and security analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex security operations analyses to detect, investigate, and respond to sophisticated threats across Expedia Group’s environments, driving clear, measurable risk reduction.
• Design, optimize, and standardize security monitoring and incident response workflows, including runbooks, playbooks, and escalation paths.
• Partner with engineering, incident management, and product teams to translate security findings into actionable technical requirements and remediation plans.
• Develop and maintain advanced analytics, detections, dashboards, and reporting that provide deep visibility into security posture and trends for senior stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across global security operations, shaping best practices for log management, alert tuning, and use of SOAR/SIEM.
• Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve detection, triage, and response outcomes.

Skills

Security operations

Incident detection

Incident response

SIEM

EDR

Log management

Security analytics

AI-driven systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SOAR

Threat intelligence platforms

Job description

Expedia Group in Seattle is seeking a Principal Analyst – Security Operations to lead complex analyses, detect and respond to threats, and drive risk reduction across our environments.

You will design security monitoring workflows, partner with engineering and product teams, and develop analytics, detections, and dashboards for senior stakeholders, while mentoring global teams and integrating AI/ML enhancements.