Lead SOC Operations & Detection Engineer (Hybrid)

Pearson; Juneau (AK); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson's Security Operations Center is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day SOC operations, drive automation, and advance detection engineering across Pearson's environments. You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include leading advanced SOC operations, incident detection, containment, root cause analysis, and on-call coverage to ensure 24x7 support.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with regulated environments or government clients.
• 4+ years in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering.
• Hands-on with SOAR, EDR, NDR, and SIEM technologies.
• Experience with one or more Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations and incident response.
• Develop detection logic, playbooks, and automated responses.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence and internal/external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with standards such as NCSC or GovRAMP as applicable.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Detection engineering

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

SOAR

EDR

NDR

SIEM

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Pearson's Security Operations Center is seeking a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day SOC operations, drive automation, and advance detection engineering across Pearson's environments. You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include leading advanced SOC operations, incident detection, containment, root cause analysis, and on-call coverage to ensure 24x7 support.