OA-EISO-SOC Analyst 2

Sedna Consulting Group; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sedna Consulting Group is seeking a SOC Analyst 2 for on-site duties in Harrisburg, PA. You will perform hands-on security monitoring, triage events, and contribute to incident response to protect critical IT assets.

Responsibilities include tuning detection rules, investigating escalated alerts, and collaborating with the SOC team to improve detection fidelity and playbooks. On-site coverage requires adaptability to shift rotations.

Qualifications

• Experience performing security monitoring and incident response.
• Ability to create queries and SIEM scripts.
• Willingness to work 24/7/365 shift rotations.

Responsibilities

• Perform on-site information security and network monitoring for mission-critical sites.
• Capture, log, and respond to events from multiple sources with documentation.
• Investigate alerts escalated in the SOC to determine root cause and impact.
• Follow and improve playbooks and SOPs used by the SOC.
• Document incidents and responses according to procedures.
• Analyze logs, network captures, and endpoint telemetry for IOCs.

Skills

Event triage

Threat handling

Threat hunting

SIEM queries

Job description

AM--Brian Gross

Fulltime Onsite at 1 Technology Park | Harrisburg, PA 17110

In-person interviews are required.

Working Title:

SOC Analyst 2

Position Purpose:

The SOC Analyst 2 performs event triage and internal SOC escalations to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Commonwealth s information technology assets through prompt and accurate threat handling, while also identifying and closing security gaps through detection engineering, threat hunting, intelligence gathering, and investigation, thereby contributing to the continuous improvement of network and security monitoring.

Description of Duties:

• Perform ongoing, on-site information security and network monitoring with proactive response for mission-critical communication sites and systems.
• Capture, log, and respond to events received from email, chat, telecommunication systems, and other security systems, ensuring accurate documentation of incoming data.
• Perform security investigation for alerts escalated within the Security Operation Center, determining full scope, potential root cause, and potential impact.
• Follow, create, and improve established playbooks and SOPs used by the SOC.
• Document security incidents, responses, and related information in accordance with established procedures
• Analyze advanced logs, network capture, end-point telemetry to identify malicious activity and indicators of compromise (IOCs)
• Conduct initial threat hunting to proactively identify security anomalies and adversary activity
• Conduct tuning and optimization of existing detection rules, alerts, and correlation logic to reduce false positives and improve detection fidelity.
• Participate in root cause analysis or lessons learned sessions.
• Monitor external event sources for security intelligence and actionable incidents
• Provide incident response support as needed and directed during network and security events providing support for incident resolution.
• Maintain flexibility to work in various shift rotations to support 24/7/365 operations, including days, nights, holidays, and weekends.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Decision Making:

• Make informed and timely decisions on the appropriate response to security alerts.
• Unique issues or problems may be escalated to supervisor.
• Work is reviewed periodically for adherence to established standards and established schedules.

Essential Functions:

• Use personal computer/laptop with Microsoft Office products and other business software
• Analyze and interpret various information
• Create queries, reports and scripts leveraging current security coding and SIEM query languages
• Prioritize tasks effectively.
• Communicates effectively orally and in writing.
• Working knowledge of troubleshooting tools (software)
• Work independently and as a team member

Required/Desired Skills:

• Create queries, reports and scripts leveraging current security coding and SIEM query languages
• Prioritize tasks effectively.
• Working knowledge of troubleshooting tools (software)
• Analyze and interpret various information