Tier 3 SOC Analyst

Insight Global; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 75,768 - 82,656; Full time

Job summary

A renowned technology staffing agency is seeking a Cyber Security Senior Analyst to support Security Operations Center (SOC) functions. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in SOC roles and strong skills in incident response, malware analysis, and threat hunting. This role offers a contract position with a competitive hourly rate based in Seattle, WA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SOC or incident response roles.
• Strong knowledge of incident response methodologies.
• Experience handling complex security incidents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct threat analysis and malware analysis.
• Lead investigations into security incidents.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior analysts.

Skills

Incident response methodologies

Malware analysis

Threat hunting

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, IT, or related field

Tools

Azure Sentinel

Splunk

Microsoft Defender

IDS/IPS

Job description

This range is provided by Insight Global. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$55.00/hr - $60.00/hr

Job Description

The Cyber Security Senior Analyst will help the team perform Security Operations Center (SOC) duties, including incident response, malware analysis, and monitoring. Responsibilities include:

• Conducting threat analysis, assessment, and malware analysis to support security investigations and incident response.
• Leading investigations into security incidents escalated from lower-tier SOC analysts.
• Providing technical mentorship to Tier 1 and Tier 2 SOC analysts.
• Conducting root cause analysis and identifying containment and remediation actions.
• Researching attacker tools, tactics, and procedures (TTP) in indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Building internal scripts, tools, and automation processes to enhance detection and response.
• Collaborating with technical and business teams on SOC initiatives as the SME.
• Conducting threat hunting activities.
• Developing and maintaining SOC runbooks and documentation.
• Participating in security audits and assessments.
• Providing after-hour support and participating in on-call rotations.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in SOC or incident response roles.
• Strong knowledge of incident response methodologies (e.g., NIST 800-61).
• Experience handling complex security incidents.
• Knowledge in incident response, host forensics, malware analysis, container security, network analysis, Insider Threat, alert tuning, and trend analysis.
• Experience with cloud security in Azure, AWS, GCP.
• Familiarity with security tools like Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Microsoft Defender, firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.
• Understanding of security concepts such as malware, phishing, Defense-in-Depth, MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain.
• Knowledge of Windows, Linux, Mac OS.
• Proficiency with query languages (KQL, SPL) and scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Experience with security orchestration, automation, and response tools.
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Knowledge of security frameworks like ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST.
• Experience with forensic analysis of network logs and security data.
• Experience with cloud security posture management (CSPM).

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Analyst

Industries

Retail

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