SOC Analyst I (Night Shift)

Motorola Solutions; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Bonus Plans

401K with Company Match

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a detail-oriented SOC Analyst I to join the Global Security Operations Center in Schaumburg, IL. You will analyze threats, monitor alerts, and conduct real-time investigations under guidance from senior staff, partnering to document cases and outline remediation strategies.

Ideal candidates have a degree or equivalent security operations experience, strong SIEM and incident triage skills, and the ability to work nights onsite.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of security concepts, networking fundamentals, and risk management principles.
• Experience analyzing logs with SIEM tools and incident triage.
• Ability to navigate Windows and Linux environments via the command line.
• Ability to read scripts to identify basic malicious code patterns.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly, in writing and verbally.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and process security alerts from enterprise tools to identify potential malicious activity.
• Author clear case documentation detailing threat scope, risk impact, and remediation recommendations.
• Partner with senior analysts to conduct thorough security investigations and gather operational response data.
• Observe security event feeds across endpoints, firewalls, and IDS/IPS to refine detection playbooks and alert tuning.
• Provide operational insights to improve security playbooks, tuning, and orchestration.
• Cross-train to deliver onsite security monitoring supporting managed detection and response services.

Skills

Security concepts

SIEM analysis

Command line

Script analysis

Technical communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Info Security or equivalent

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We're a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that's critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

At Motorola Solutions, safety and security are at the heart of everything we do. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property, and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that is critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. In the Security Operations Center (SOC), our team directly supports "Solving for safer" by analyzing threats, investigating security events, and helping to secure mission-critical environments around the clock.

Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented SOC Analyst I to join our global security operations center. In this role, you will analyze threats, oversee security alerts, and execute real-time incident investigations under the guidance of senior team members. You will partner across teams to author comprehensive case documentation, outline remediation strategies, and optimize security playbooks to protect critical environments. Candidates may bring a formal degree or equivalent practical experience in security operations.

Key Responsibilities

Incident Analysis & Threat Mitigation

• Analyze and process security alerts from enterprise tools to identify potential malicious activity


• Author clear case documentation detailing threat scope, risk impact, and recommended remediation


• Partner with senior analysts to conduct thorough security investigations and gather operational response data

Security Operations & Optimization

• Observe security event feeds across endpoints, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems


• Provide operational insights to help refine detection playbooks, alert tuning, and orchestration


• Cross-train to deliver onsite security monitoring supporting specialized managed detection and response services

Job Requirements

Technical Expertise

• Security Concepts to evaluate networking fundamentals, process analysis, and risk management principles


• SIEM Tools to analyze log sources and process alerts across firewalls, IDS/IPS, and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms


• Command Line Proficiency to navigate Windows and Linux environments for incident triage


• Script Analysis to read and interpret basic scripts in order to identify malicious code patterns


• Communications to deliver clear technical information in both written and verbal forms

• Shift Availability to support operational requirements as this position is for a night shift SOC analyst

Preferred Qualifications

• Active CompTIA Security+, Network+, or baseline industry certification

This position is subject to working in high security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires successfully passing a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers

Target Base Salary Range:$70,000- $80,000

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Security OR 1+ year of experience in a Security Operations or cybersecurity role


• Must be a U.S. citizen


• Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer


• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Our U.S.Benefitsinclude

• Incentive Bonus Plans


• Medical, Dental, Visionbenefits


• 401K with Company Match


• 10 Paid Holidays


• GenerousPaid Time Off Packages


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Paid Parental & Family Leave


• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you'd like to join our team but feel that you don't quite meet all of the preferred skills, we'd still love to hear why you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

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