Remote Senior Cyber Operations Analyst

Socket.dev; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 102,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith Inc. in the United States (remote) is seeking a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst to monitor, detect and respond to cybersecurity threats in a fast-paced environment.

You will leverage AI-powered tools, SOARs, SIEMs, and MCP agents to automate tasks and improve threat hunting across cloud, endpoints and networks. The role requires 6+ years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree, with strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in SOC monitoring and response or related experience.
• Working knowledge of ML and AI in security operations.
• Experience using NLP, queries and AI-powered tools to analyze logs and threat data.
• Experience with MCP servers and agents to support investigations.
• Proven ability to develop detections aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for a team of analysts in 24/7 monitoring.
• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents, including off-hours work.
• Act as an escalation point for SOC operations and identify automation opportunities.
• Suggest AI solutions to improve team skills and knowledge.
• Collaborate with security engineering and IT to improve monitoring and response processes.

Skills

SOC monitoring

Incident response

ML/AI in security

NLP for logs

Python scripting

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SOAR

SIEM

MCP servers

AI platforms

Job description

CDM Smith Inc. in the United States (remote) is seeking a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst to monitor, detect and respond to cybersecurity threats in a fast-paced environment.

You will leverage AI-powered tools, SOARs, SIEMs, and MCP agents to automate tasks and improve threat hunting across cloud, endpoints and networks. The role requires 6+ years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree, with strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.