Senior SOC Analyst - On-Site IR & Threat Detection Lead

N-able; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Generous PTO and holidays

Volunteer days

Parental Leave

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

On-site gym access

Wellness rewards

Learning opportunities

Hybrid working model

Job summary

N-able in Morrisville, NC is seeking an experienced SOC Analyst to join a 24/7 incident response team, providing proactive detection, containment, and rapid triage across endpoints, identities, and cloud. You will guide customers through active incidents and deliver clear technical risk assessments.

The role requires 4–6 years in SOC, strong mentoring skills, and excellent communication for technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in SOC, Managed Detection Response, or equivalent cybersecurity role.
• Proven experience handling escalations and complex investigations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Advanced knowledge of SOC operations, incident support, and analysis techniques.
• Ability to mentor and support less experienced analysts.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Led DFIR investigations with rapid triage, evidence preservation, root-cause analysis, and containment across endpoints, identity, and cloud.
• Directed end-to-end incident response for high-severity security events with clear reporting.
• Developed and tuned threat detections using SIEM/XDR telemetry aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, reducing false positives.
• Provide guidance to customers during active incidents and remediation planning.
• Deliver technical findings to technical and executive stakeholders.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response

Cybersecurity

Mentoring

Communication

SIEM/EDR tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

EDR

Job description

N-able in Morrisville, NC is seeking an experienced SOC Analyst to join a 24/7 incident response team, providing proactive detection, containment, and rapid triage across endpoints, identities, and cloud. You will guide customers through active incidents and deliver clear technical risk assessments.

The role requires 4–6 years in SOC, strong mentoring skills, and excellent communication for technical and non-technical audiences.