Senior SOC Lead - Detection & Response (Hybrid)

Pearson; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson's Security Operations Center (SOC) seeks a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations, drive improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. You will oversee incident response, playbooks, and automation to strengthen defenses.

Collaborate with threat intel, stakeholders, and partners to translate risk into actionable insights, ensure regulatory alignment, and deliver executive-level reporting on SOC effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Must have experience working with regulated environments or government clients.
• Proven experience in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering (4+ years).
• Hands-on expertise with SOAR, EDR, NDR, and SIEM technologies.
• Experience with one or more Cloud Service Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong multitasking, adapting, and thriving in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in stakeholder management and translating technical risk to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advanced SOC operations, including incident detection, triage, containment, and root cause analysis across Pearson environments.
• Develop, implement, and optimize detection logic, playbooks, and automated response workflows to reduce MTTR.
• Continuously assess and enhance SOC processes and procedures, ensuring best practices and alignment with evolving threat landscapes.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence teams to analyze emerging risks and integrate relevant TTPs into SOC operations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, translating technical findings into actionable insights.
• Ensure all SOC activities comply with relevant standards (e.g., NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus) and internal Pearson policies.
• Deliver executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of SOC operations.

Skills

Incident response

SOC operations

Detection engineering

SOAR

EDR

NDR

SIEM

Cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SOAR

EDR

NDR

SIEM

Job description

Pearson's Security Operations Center (SOC) seeks a Senior Security Analyst to lead day-to-day security operations, drive improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. You will oversee incident response, playbooks, and automation to strengthen defenses.

Collaborate with threat intel, stakeholders, and partners to translate risk into actionable insights, ensure regulatory alignment, and deliver executive-level reporting on SOC effectiveness.