SOC Analyst II: Threat Detection & Incident Response Lead

American Systems; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a SOC Analyst II to provide tier II cybersecurity support in a SOC environment. The role includes vulnerability assessments, threat analysis, email gateway monitoring, and reporting on confirmed or suspicious activities.

The candidate will lead incidents from alert to resolution, leverage threat intelligence, and coordinate with engineering, forensics, and stakeholders. CSOC coordination and 24/7 shift rotation apply.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics.

Responsibilities

• Lead incidents from alert to resolution using threat intelligence.
• Review asset data (logs, configurations, running processes) for investigations.
• Create and resolve incident tickets in the ticketing system.
• Interface with CSOC manager and senior leadership on incident status.
• Configure and monitor security tools (SIEM, IDS, firewall) to mitigate threats.
• Perform damage assessments and preserve evidence per SOPs.

Skills

Incident detection

Threat analysis

Security monitoring

Documentation

Team support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Palo Alto Firewall

SNORT

AlienVault SIEM

Barracuda Mail Firewall

HBSS

JIRA

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a SOC Analyst II to provide tier II cybersecurity support in a SOC environment. The role includes vulnerability assessments, threat analysis, email gateway monitoring, and reporting on confirmed or suspicious activities.

The candidate will lead incidents from alert to resolution, leverage threat intelligence, and coordinate with engineering, forensics, and stakeholders. CSOC coordination and 24/7 shift rotation apply.