Senior SOC Analyst: Cloud Security & IR (Remote)

New-York-Life; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Life seeks a seasoned SOC Analyst to monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across hybrid and cloud environments. You’ll use SIEM/EDR/XDR tools and analyze cloud logs to protect assets. The role involves developing playbooks and collaborating with teams to strengthen security posture.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field and have 3–4 years in security operations, with cloud experience across AWS and GCP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, CS, IT, or related field.
• 3–4 years in Security Operations or Incident Response.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Proficient with SIEM and EDR/XDR tools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and SOPs.
• Analyze cloud logs (AWS, Azure, GCP) and use cloud security services.
• Lead threat hunting and contribute to post-incident reviews.

Skills

Cloud security

Incident response

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Threat hunting

Log analysis

Scripting

IAM & Zero Trust

MITRE ATT&CK

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

Splunk

Google Chronicle

Elastic

CrowdStrike Falcon

SentinelOne

Palo Alto Cortex XDR

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

New York Life seeks a seasoned SOC Analyst to monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across hybrid and cloud environments. You’ll use SIEM/EDR/XDR tools and analyze cloud logs to protect assets. The role involves developing playbooks and collaborating with teams to strengthen security posture.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field and have 3–4 years in security operations, with cloud experience across AWS and GCP.