Senior Cyber Operations Lead - Remote & AI-Driven SOC

CDM Smith; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst to monitor, detect, and respond to cybersecurity threats in a fast-paced setting. You will analyze investigations using AI-enabled tools and automate tasks in SOAR environments, working across SOC, cloud, and network domains.

You will mentor junior staff, develop detections, and support cross-functional teams to strengthen the organization’s security posture while staying current with AI-enabled threats and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in SOC monitoring and response.
• Working knowledge of ML and AI, as well as their application in security operations.
• Experience using NLP, query construction and AI-powered tools to analyze logs, threat intelligence and incident data.
• Experience using MCP servers and purpose-built agents to support investigation and response activities.
• Hands-on experience with AI assistants and platforms for investigation, security analysis and response.
• Demonstrated technical understanding of emerging cybersecurity threats, including adversary use of AI.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for a team of analysts supporting managed 24/7/365 monitoring and response operations.
• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents, including participating in off-hours and on-call rotations.
• Act as an escalation point for day-to-day SOC operations and identify opportunities to automate.
• Develop detections aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and enhance them using automation/AI.
• Collaborate with data science and engineering teams to improve AI models used in SOC operations.

Skills

SOC monitoring

ML & AI

NLP analytics

MCP servers

AI assistants

MITRE ATT&CK

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

KQL

Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP)

SIEM/EDR tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SOAR

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Threat intel platforms

MCP servers

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Cyber Operations Analyst to monitor, detect, and respond to cybersecurity threats in a fast-paced setting. You will analyze investigations using AI-enabled tools and automate tasks in SOAR environments, working across SOC, cloud, and network domains.

You will mentor junior staff, develop detections, and support cross-functional teams to strengthen the organization’s security posture while staying current with AI-enabled threats and industry best practices.