Senior SOC Analyst: Lead Incident Response & Detection

BNY Mellon; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to join our Security Operations Center in the United States (Pittsburgh PA or Lake Mary FL). The role requires hands-on incident response, threat hunting, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve security incidents.

You will develop playbooks, tune detections to MITRE ATT&CK, mentor junior analysts, and work with Threat Intelligence to stay ahead of adversaries.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in a SOC, incident response, or threat detection role, including Tier 2/3 investigations.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced certifications preferred.
• Proficiency with SIEM/EDR/SOAR; strong knowledge of networks, Windows/Linux, and cloud logging.

Responsibilities

• Lead triage and investigation of security alerts, escalating and coordinating incident response as needed.
• Perform root cause analysis, scope affected assets, and drive containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Correlate events across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, cloud logs, and identity platforms to identify true positives and reduce false positives.
• Develop, refine, and maintain SOC playbooks, runbooks, and detection logic aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide guidance on investigation techniques, documentation standards, and operational best practices.
• Coordinate with Threat Intelligence to enrich investigations, track adversary TTPs, and proactively hunt for indicators of compromise.
• Partner with Engineering teams to tune detections, improve log fidelity, and strengthen preventive controls.
• Create clear, actionable incident reports and executive summaries; contribute to metrics and trend analysis.
• Support purple team exercises and post-incident reviews to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and security policies; maintain audit-ready documentation for investigations and incidents.

Skills

SIEM Splunk

EDR CrowdStrike

SOAR platforms

MITRE ATT&CK

Incident response

Threat hunting

Python/PowerShell

Regulatory compliance

Documentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

CISSP / CISM preferred

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Sentinel

CrowdStrike Falcon

Microsoft Defender

Threat intel platforms

ServiceNow

Job description

BNY Mellon is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to join our Security Operations Center in the United States (Pittsburgh PA or Lake Mary FL). The role requires hands-on incident response, threat hunting, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to resolve security incidents.

You will develop playbooks, tune detections to MITRE ATT&CK, mentor junior analysts, and work with Threat Intelligence to stay ahead of adversaries.