SOC Detection Engineer - Remote/Hybrid Growth Path

Inforcer Ltd.

United States

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 135,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Nest pension
Hybrid/remote
Team socials
Professional development
Inclusive environment
Recognition program

Job summary

inforcer is seeking a SOC Engineer to monitor, investigate and respond to security threats across our environment. You will triage incidents, perform log analysis, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive containment and remediation.

The role requires hands-on experience with SIEM/EDR tools, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work in a fast‑paced, alert‑driven SOC. Hybrid/remote options and ongoing professional development are offered.

Qualifications

  • Experience in a SOC or cyber operations environment.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor SIEM, EDR/XDR, and security tooling for real-time alerts.
  • Triage, investigate, and document incidents per playbooks.
  • Analyze logs across network, endpoint, cloud, and identity systems.
  • Escalate incidents and coordinate with CSIRT teams.
  • Support containment and remediation including IOC collection.
  • Improve detection content by tuning and reducing false positives.
  • Participate in threat hunting and proactive investigations.
  • Maintain incident records, timelines, post-incident reports.
  • Assist onboarding of new security tools and processes.
  • Stay current with threats and security best practices.

Skills

Analytical mindset
Clear communication
Calm under pressure
Collaborative
Threat detection mindset

Education

Security certifications (Security+, CySA+, GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, CEH)

Tools

Splunk
Microsoft Sentinel
QRadar
LogRhythm
CrowdStrike
Microsoft Defender
SentinelOne
Cortex

Job description

inforcer is seeking a SOC Engineer to monitor, investigate and respond to security threats across our environment. You will triage incidents, perform log analysis, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive containment and remediation.

The role requires hands-on experience with SIEM/EDR tools, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work in a fast‑paced, alert‑driven SOC. Hybrid/remote options and ongoing professional development are offered.

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