SOC Cyber Defense Analyst: Threat Detection & Response

Inversion6; Westlake, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion6 is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to monitor and defend customer environments from a 24/7 Security Operations Center. You will investigate alerts, analyze threats, and support incident detection and response to protect systems, networks, and data.

Collaboration with SOC peers and internal teams is essential to maintaining the organization’s security posture. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and adherence to established processes to ensure effective

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in cyber security.
• Experience with SIEM tools.
• Knowledge of vulnerabilities, IDS/IPS, firewalls.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Certifications such as Security+, GSEC, GCIA preferred.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM and other applications for security incidents.
• 2nd level analysis and response to security incidents and related requests.
• Log and document event responses per procedures.
• Perform basic administration for security monitoring tools.
• Monitor health of security applications and tools.
• Update security procedures and architecture documentation.
• Stay current on threats and vulnerabilities impacting customers.
• Provide tuning and filtering recommendations to engineering teams.
• Complete related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

SIEM

Incident response

Log analysis

Networking fundamentals

Security monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Inversion6 is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to monitor and defend customer environments from a 24/7 Security Operations Center. You will investigate alerts, analyze threats, and support incident detection and response to protect systems, networks, and data.

Collaboration with SOC peers and internal teams is essential to maintaining the organization’s security posture. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and adherence to established processes to ensure effective