Security Analyst (SOC)

Gartner; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with corporate match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Extensive medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

Gartner is seeking a Security Analyst to strengthen our global Security Operations Center (SOC) from our Stamford, CT and Irving, TX centers. The role involves investigating security events, supporting incident response, and enhancing detection and response capabilities across cloud, network, and endpoint environments.

You will be an investigator and collaborative teammate, contributing to playbooks, automation, and proactive threat hunting while operating in a 24x7 SOC with rotating shifts,

Qualifications

• 2+ years in information security, security operations or incident response.
• Experience triaging and investigating cybersecurity events in time-sensitive environments.
• Hands-on with SIEM/XDR for log analysis and investigations.
• Knowledge of EDR, web proxy, WAF, CSPM, IDS/NDR, email security tools.
• Exposure to AWS/Azure/GCP and query languages (SQL, SPL, KQL).
• Interest in automating repetitive tasks using Python/PowerShell/Bash.

Responsibilities

• Triage and investigate security events from initial review to containment and closure.
• Correlate information across SIEM, EDR, cloud, email, proxy, and network telemetry.
• Document investigation notes and communicate findings to technical and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to detection content, workflows and playbooks aligned with MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain.
• Develop practical tools and automation to speed investigations and improve SOC efficiency.
• Identify suspicious behavior, control gaps and misconfigurations across endpoints, networks and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with teams across geographies to deliver timely, coordinated outcomes.
• Suggest improvements to processes and raise the SOC maturity.

Skills

Incident response

Security events triage

Investigation

Communication

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM/XDR

EDR

Cloud security tools

Job description

Hiring near our Irving, TX and Stamford, CT Centers of Excellence with a flexible environment.

About Gartner Information Security

Gartner Information Security enables the business to move quickly and confidently by protecting our people, data, and ideas. We are a global team of defenders, investigators, engineers, and lifelong learners who solve complex security challenges together.

You will join an inclusive, security-first culture where expertise is shared, thoughtful challenge is encouraged, and strong ideas can come from anyone. If you are curious, practical, and motivated to strengthen the security posture of a global organization, you will have the opportunity to make a visible impact here.

About the role

We are seeking a Security Analyst to help strengthen our global Security Operations capability. You will investigate security events, support incident response, improve detection and response, and help protect Gartner’s people, data, and intellectual property.

This is a hands-on role for someone who combines technical curiosity with sound judgement, clear communication, and a drive to improve how a global SOC operates. You will be an investigator, a collaborative teammate, and a contributor to better ways to detect, investigate, and respond.

Gartner’s SOC operates 24x7 to support global teams across multiple time zones. This role requires the flexibility to work on rotating days, including weekends and holidays, to ensure continuous coverage and meet business needs.

What you will do

• Investigate security events: Triage and investigate security events and incidents from initial review through containment, remediation and closure, escalating complex or high-impact issues when needed.
• Analyze evidence: Correlate information across SIEM, EDR, cloud, email, proxy, network and supporting telemetry to understand activity, scope and appropriate response actions.
• Communicate clearly: Document investigation notes, summarize findings, and share actionable outcomes with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Improve detection and response: Contribute to detection content, investigative workflows and playbooks aligned with MITRE ATT&CK, the Cyber Kill Chain and other relevant frameworks.
• Build and automate: Help develop practical tools and automation that reduce repetitive work, accelerate investigations, and improve SOC effectiveness.
• Hunt proactively: Identify suspicious behavior, vulnerabilities, control gaps, misconfigurations and anomalous activity across endpoint, network and cloud environments.
• Collaborate effectively: Work with colleagues across multiple geographies to deliver coordinated, timely outcomes and support consistent global operations.
• Support continuous improvement: Contribute practical ideas that improve processes, demonstrate operational excellence, and advance the maturity of the global SOC.

What you will bring

• Relevant experience: Typically, at least two years of experience in information security, security operations, incident response, or an equivalent hands‑on role.
• Investigation capability: Experience triaging and investigating cybersecurity events and incidents, prioritizing effectively and working confidently in a time-sensitive operational environment.
• Technical foundation: Hands‑on experience using SIEM or XDR platforms for log analysis, alert investigation and detection development.
• Security tooling: Working knowledge of technologies such as EDR, web proxy, WAF, CSPM, IDS/NDR and email security tools.
• Cloud and data skills: Exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP environments and the ability to query data using SPL, SQL, KQL or comparable languages.
• Automation mindset: Interest in automating repetitive work with Python, PowerShell, Bash or similar technologies.
• Communication and collaboration: Clear communication, sound prioritization, and the ability to work proactively with teammates and stakeholders.
• Growth mindset: Curiosity, continuous learning and an improvement-focused approach to tools, processes and team outcomes.
• Training and Certifications: A bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering or equivalent practical experience is preferred. Certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, or comparable credentials are advantageous.

What you will love about working here

• Visible impact: Help strengthen the maturity of a global SOC while protecting a business that operates on a worldwide scale.
• Meaningful ownership: Take responsibility for important investigations, influence outcomes and see strong ideas move from concept to implementation.
• Modern security challenges: Work across diverse technologies and environments, supported by tools and investment that enable you to do your best work.
• Growth through collaboration: Learn with skilled colleagues who value curiosity, knowledge sharing, thoughtful challenges, and continuous improvement.
• Autonomy with support: Have the freedom to improve how we work, backed by a global team committed to shared success.

What you will get:

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
• Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
• Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
• 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
• Parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Gartner Gives Charity Match.
  And much more!

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission‑critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Gartner is the world authority on AI

At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.

It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world‑class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive - working virtually when it’s productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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