Senior SOC Engineer - Threat Detection & Incident Response

BDO USA; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA is seeking a SOC Engineer to join the Cyber team within the Security Operations Center. You will act as an escalation responder to security events, troubleshoot incidents, and support threat monitoring and response activities.

The role requires strong problem-solving, analytics, and communication skills to assess threats and advise containment actions. You will maintain knowledge of the threat landscape, help enhance capabilities, and contribute to the development of new detection

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or Computer Science recommended.
• 3+ years in infosec, cybersecurity, or networking required.
• Experience with cloud services (Azure, AWS) preferred.
• Experience with EDR and SIEM platforms recommended.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security event platforms and follow incident playbooks.
• Conduct threat analysis and assist in containment and remediation actions.
• Produce regular security reports for management.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and postmortem activities.
• Update runbooks and playbooks as needed.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat analysis

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT / Cybersecurity / CS

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

EDR Platform

SIEM Platform

IDS/IPS

Windows

Linux

Job description

BDO USA is seeking a SOC Engineer to join the Cyber team within the Security Operations Center. You will act as an escalation responder to security events, troubleshoot incidents, and support threat monitoring and response activities.

The role requires strong problem-solving, analytics, and communication skills to assess threats and advise containment actions. You will maintain knowledge of the threat landscape, help enhance capabilities, and contribute to the development of new detection