SOC L3 Analyst

Transcend IT Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Transcend IT Solutions seeks a SOC L3 Analyst for 100% remote work on a contract basis. You will act as a senior escalation point, lead investigations, and analyze threats across multiple domains. The role emphasizes mentoring, playbook development, and cross-functional remediation.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in cybersecurity/SOC with advanced incident response skills and relevant certifications. EST, CST, MST time zones supported.

Qualifications

• Typically 5–8 years of cybersecurity/SOC experience.
• Strong incident response and security monitoring background.
• Certifications: GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, GCDA, CISSP or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 SOC analysts.
• Lead investigations involving complex, high-priority security incidents.
• Analyze threats across endpoint, network, identity, cloud, app and data.
• Coordinate incident containment, eradication and recovery.
• Perform threat hunting, detection tuning, and root-cause analysis.
• Document findings and remediation recommendations.
• Develop knowledge articles, playbooks and training materials.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide technical guidance.
• Support backup, recovery and backend troubleshooting when required.

Skills

Senior SOC Operations

Threat Hunting

Advanced Incident Investigation &

Detection Engineering

Incident Escalation & Root Cause

Security Playbook Development

Cross-functional Remediation

Mentoring & Knowledge Transfer

SIEM / XSIAM

Education

GCIH

GCIA

GCFE

GCDA

CISSP

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Tenable

Rapid7

Cribl

Cortex

EDR/XDR platforms

SOAR platforms

Job description

Job Title SOC L3 Analyst

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: Contract

Preferred Locations:

EST, CST, and MST time zones.

Shift Details

• 6:00 PM 6:00 AM
• Rotating shifts
• 24x7x365 SOC support experience preferred.

Required Skills

• SIEM / XSIAM
• Senior SOC Operations
• Advanced Incident Investigation & Response
• Threat Hunting
• Detection Engineering
• Incident Escalation & Root Cause Analysis
• Security Playbook Development
• Cross-functional Remediation
• Mentoring and Knowledge Transfer

Experience

• Typically 5 8 years of relevant Cybersecurity / SOC experience.
• Strong experience in advanced incident response and security monitoring.
• Relevant certifications: GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, GCDA, CISSP, or equivalent.

Preferred Skills

• Palo Alto, Fortinet, Tenable, Rapid7, Cribl, and Cortex.
• SIEM, EDR/XDR, and SOAR platforms.
• Network, Identity, and Cloud Security.
• MITRE ATT&CK and NIST frameworks.
• GIAC, CISSP, or equivalent certifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 SOC analysts.
• Lead investigations involving complex and high-priority security incidents.
• Analyze threats across endpoint, network, identity, cloud, application, and data environments.
• Coordinate incident containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Perform threat hunting, detection tuning, and root-cause analysis.
• Document investigation findings and remediation recommendations.
• Develop knowledge articles, response playbooks, and training materials.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide technical guidance.
• Support backup, recovery, and backend troubleshooting when required.

Expected Deliverables

• Incident investigation reports and remediation recommendations.
• Improved detection rules and incident response playbooks.
• Knowledge articles and training documentation.
• Technical escalation guidance.
• Contributions to SOC monitoring and process improvements.