SOC Security Lead — Threat Detection & Response (Hybrid)

Accord Technologies Inc; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc. is seeking a Security Analyst Project Lead to join our hybrid Columbia, SC team for a 12-month contract.

The role focuses on security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and investigations within the Division of Information Security, engaging with state agencies to promote centralized security services. The candidate will operate as Tier 2 SOC Analyst, coordinating with engineering and agency staff, maturing playbooks, tuning detection rules, and delivering

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with security monitoring and incident response
• 2+ years of experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework
• 2+ years of experience with dashboard creation and reporting

Responsibilities

• Continuously review and correlate security event data across SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and threat intelligence sources to identify complex attack patterns and incidents.
• Perform deep-dive analysis, validate incidents, determine root cause and impact, and escalate critical incidents with context to Tier 3 as needed.
• Create detailed incident reports, timelines, and post-incident summaries; contribute to lessons‑learned documentation and remediation recommendations.
• Investigate user-reported phishing, malware infections, and policy violations; advise users and teams on containment and recovery actions.
• Tune detection rules, alert thresholds, and correlation logic to reduce false positives and improve threat coverage.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure monitoring tools are properly configured and tuned.
• Integrate new threat intelligence feeds into workflows and proactively hunt for threats (TTPs).
• Document SOC processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

Dashboard creation

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

Threat intelligence

Root cause analysis

Phishing/malware investigation

SOC playbook

Threat hunting

TTPs

Runbook documentation

Troubleshooting docs

Education

Associate's degree in IT or information security

Four years of relevant work experience may substitute for education

Two years supporting large SOC operations

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM/XDR

Job description

Accord Technologies Inc. is seeking a Security Analyst Project Lead to join our hybrid Columbia, SC team for a 12-month contract.

The role focuses on security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and investigations within the Division of Information Security, engaging with state agencies to promote centralized security services. The candidate will operate as Tier 2 SOC Analyst, coordinating with engineering and agency staff, maturing playbooks, tuning detection rules, and delivering