Remote SOC Analyst - Threat Detection & Incident Response

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a SOC Analyst for a fully remote, 3-month contract-to-hire engagement. This early-career role focuses on threat detection, incident response, and security monitoring within a collaborative cybersecurity team.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in a SOC or cybersecurity role, hands-on experience with security alerts, and familiarity with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or QRadar.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a SOC or cybersecurity role.
• Experience monitoring and responding to alerts and incidents.
• Familiarity with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or similar

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events across enterprise environments.
• Investigate suspicious activity and escalate incidents when necessary.
• Analyze logs from endpoints, servers, cloud platforms, and network devices.
• Assist with incident response activities and remediation efforts.
• Perform threat hunting and support vulnerability remediation initiatives.
• Document investigations, findings, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with IT and security teams to improve detection and response capabilities.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of SOC processes and procedures.

Skills

SOC experience

Alert monitoring

Splunk SIEM

Microsoft Sentinel SIEM

QRadar SIEM

Threat detection

Incident response

Networking basics

Tools

EDR tools

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a SOC Analyst for a fully remote, 3-month contract-to-hire engagement. This early-career role focuses on threat detection, incident response, and security monitoring within a collaborative cybersecurity team.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in a SOC or cybersecurity role, hands-on experience with security alerts, and familiarity with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or QRadar.