Senior SOC Lead - Incident Response & Detection (Hybrid)

Pearson; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson seeks a Senior Security Analyst in our SOC to lead day-to-day security operations, drive process improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. The role involves incident response, automation, and collaboration with internal and external partners to safeguard assets.

You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements across cloud and on-premises environments.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in regulated environments or government clients.
• 4+ years in security operations, incident response, and detection engineering.
• Hands-on with SOAR, EDR, NDR, and SIEM technologies.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong multitasking and communication skills.
• Ability to translate technical risk to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day security operations across Pearson environments.
• Develop detection logic, playbooks, and automated response workflows.
• Improve SOC processes and procedures to meet evolving threat landscapes.
• Collaborate with threat intel teams to integrate TTPs.
• Engage stakeholders and translate technical risk for leadership.
• Ensure compliance with standards like NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus and Pearson policies.
• Deliver executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and metrics.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Response

Detection Engineering

Automation

Tools

SOAR

EDR

NDR

SIEM

Job description

Pearson seeks a Senior Security Analyst in our SOC to lead day-to-day security operations, drive process improvements, and advance detection engineering across Pearson’s environments. The role involves incident response, automation, and collaboration with internal and external partners to safeguard assets.

You will refine SOC processes, develop detection capabilities, and ensure alignment with Pearson’s security standards and regulatory requirements across cloud and on-premises environments.