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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in monitoring and analyzing security alerts using SIEM, EDR, SSE, and WAF platforms, with a strong focus on incident response and threat hunting. Proficient in collaborating across teams to enhance security posture and develop incident response documentation.
Highest-signal resume keywords
SOC Analyst ExperienceIncident ResponseThreat HuntingMITRE ATT&CK FamiliarityEDR, SSE, SIEM, WAF Knowledge
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Hard Skills
Incident InvestigationSecurity Alert TriageThreat Intelligence EnrichmentSecurity Platform TuningNetwork SecurityEndpoint SecurityCloud SecurityZero Trust PrinciplesTechnical DocumentationVulnerability Management
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsAttention to DetailCommunication Skills
Certifications & Qualifications
Security+CySA+GCIAGCIHBTL1
Industry Keywords
SIEMEDRSSEWAFIncident Response PlaybooksFollow-the-Sun ModelSecurity PostureProduction Environment
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Monitor, triage, and analyze security alerts and events from SIEM, EDR, SSE, and WAF platforms
- Investigate security incidents end to end, including triage, analysis, containment, eradication, and post-incident documentation
- Coordinate with relevant teams throughout incident investigations
- Determine the scope, severity, and impact of security events
- Separate true positives from false positives and escalate confirmed incidents
- Execute response actions such as isolating endpoints, blocking indicators, disabling compromised accounts, and enforcing access restrictions
- Conduct structured shift handovers across regions in the follow-the-sun model
- Proactively threat hunt across endpoint, network, and log data
- Map threat-hunting findings to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
- Provide feedback on detection quality and tune SIEM correlation rules, EDR custom detections, and WAF rules
- Enrich investigations with threat intelligence
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and incident response playbooks
- Collaborate with IT, infrastructure, application, and security engineering teams
- Support vulnerability management and continuous improvement of the organization's security posture
- Report to the SOC Lead
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience as a SOC Analyst, triaging alerts and investigating security incidents in a production environment
- Solid working knowledge of EDR, SSE, SIEM, and WAF
- Experience with incident response and threat hunting
- Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Understanding of network security, endpoint security, cloud security, and Zero Trust principles
- Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and tuning security platforms or writing and tuning detection content is a plus
- Relevant certifications such as Security+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, BTL1, or vendor-specific credentials are a plus
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail
- Ability to handle sensitive information responsibly and securely
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams and across time zones
- Comfortable working independently in a remote, follow-the-sun team
Benefits
Comp & perks- Fully remote work
- Global, follow-the-sun remote team
- Opportunity to collaborate with global fintech professionals
- Opportunity to contribute to innovative digital finance, blockchain, stablecoin, energy, data, and education products
