SOC Operations Analyst - Real-Time Threat Detection & Response

Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst role in Florida supports real-time monitoring, detection, and incident response for the state enterprise. Located in Tallahassee, you will analyze security events, triage alerts, and coordinate with detection engineering and incident response teams.

You will also conduct threat hunting, correlate threat intelligence, and respond to threats across Florida's state systems and data, with on-call rotation and after-hours availability as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in cybersecurity operations, SOC analyst, or related role.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Sentinel, Google SecOps OpenSearch, etc.) and EDR/firewall logs.
• Proficiency with log query languages (KQL, SQL) and threat intelligence platforms.
• Associate's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• CompTIA Security+ certification required within 12 months of hire.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation and occasional after-hours work.

Responsibilities

• Support real-time cybersecurity monitoring, detection, and incident response for Florida's state enterprise.
• Analyze security events from multiple sources, triage alerts, and conduct threat hunting.
• Collaborate with detection engineering and incident response teams.
• Correlate threat intelligence and respond to threats across Florida's state systems and data.

Skills

SIEM tools

KQL

SQL

Threat intelligence

EDR

Firewall logs

On-call rotation

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel

OpenSearch

Job description

The Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst role in Florida supports real-time monitoring, detection, and incident response for the state enterprise. Located in Tallahassee, you will analyze security events, triage alerts, and coordinate with detection engineering and incident response teams.

You will also conduct threat hunting, correlate threat intelligence, and respond to threats across Florida's state systems and data, with on-call rotation and after-hours availability as needed.