Remote SOC & Incident Response Analyst

Phoenix Cyber; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Cyber is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our client delivery team in a remote capacity. The role involves monitoring IDS and SIEM, analyzing security events, and developing SOC SOPs.

You will support shift-based reporting and investigate incidents, staying current on vulnerabilities and countermeasures. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years in security, incident response experience, a CySA+/CEH certification, and active government clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 3 years of security experience.
• Experience handling incident response.
• CompTIA CySA+ or CEH certification.
• Active government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze network traffic, IDS and security events; prioritize intrusion attempts versus false alarms.
• Develop, maintain, and follow SOC SOPs.
• Support daily and monthly situation reporting per shift.
• Review large data sets for anomalous activity.
• Create detective content for IDS and SIEM; advise on proactive blocks.
• Create and track security investigations to resolution.
• Compose security alert notifications and communications.
• Advise incident responders on steps to investigate and resolve incidents.
• Stay up to date with vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.
• Work a shift schedule with ability to multitask under pressure.

Skills

Incident response

Security monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Phoenix Cyber is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to join our client delivery team in a remote capacity. The role involves monitoring IDS and SIEM, analyzing security events, and developing SOC SOPs.

You will support shift-based reporting and investigate incidents, staying current on vulnerabilities and countermeasures. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years in security, incident response experience, a CySA+/CEH certification, and active government clearance.