SOC Analyst 2

Stellar Professionals
Harrisburg, PA, United States
20 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Job source

Tech stack

Intrusion Detection and Prevention Network Packet Python (Programming Language) Pcap Log Analysis Windows PowerShell Kusto Query Language Security Information and Event Management Scripting Cybercrime Splunk

Job description

  • Perform real-time security monitoring and proactive threat handling.
  • Investigate security events escalated within the Security Operations Center (SOC).
  • Conduct root cause analysis and participate in post-incident lessons learned.
  • Monitor external threat intelligence feeds for actionable insights.

Requirements

  • SIEM & Scripting: Strong experience building queries, reports, and scripts (Splunk SPL, KQL, Python, PowerShell).
  • Telemetry & Log Analysis: Deep expertise in analyzing network packet captures (PCAP), endpoint logs, and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
  • Alert Triage & Escalation: Proven track record in determining root cause, scope, and potential impact of escalated alerts.
  • Detection Engineering: Hands-on experience tuning detection rules and correlation logic to reduce false positives.
  • Threat Hunting & SOPs: Proactive threat hunting skills and experience following/updating incident response playbooks.

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