Senior SOC Analyst II: Threat Detection & Response

Spectraforce; Antioch (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce is seeking a Security Operations Center Analyst II to join the SOC team in a 40-hour workweek, Mon-Fri. The role focuses on monitoring, analyzing, and responding to threats in a 24x7 environment, with mentoring duties for L1 staff and escalation handling.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security operations, strong networking and IDS/IPS knowledge, and hands-on experience with Splunk and security tooling. Office-based with potential travel may apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Security Operations Centre environment.
• Strong understanding of intrusion detection and network security.
• Experience with incident response and escalation processes.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and investigation of security events in a 24x7 SOC.
• Monitor, research, assess, and analyze security incidents.
• Mentor L1 SOC analysts and serve as escalation point.
• Handle security alerts in Splunk and raise tickets.
• Correlate data across systems and prepare internal/client reports.
• Develop and update security policies and procedures.
• Stay current with threats and defensive techniques.

Skills

Networking knowledge

Incident response

Mentoring

SLA adherence

Security monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or higher preferred

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike

SCCM

BitLocker

Zscaler

Proofpoint

ServiceNow

Trend Micro

Okta

Azure / O365

Nexpose / InsightVM

Job description

Spectraforce is seeking a Security Operations Center Analyst II to join the SOC team in a 40-hour workweek, Mon-Fri. The role focuses on monitoring, analyzing, and responding to threats in a 24x7 environment, with mentoring duties for L1 staff and escalation handling.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in security operations, strong networking and IDS/IPS knowledge, and hands-on experience with Splunk and security tooling. Office-based with potential travel may apply.