Senior SOC Analyst

About the role

A senior SOC analyst is needed to monitor, investigate and respond to cybersecurity events while continuously improving the organization's detection and response capabilities. The role is an experienced technical position covering threat detection, incident investigation and operational improvements across the SOC.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate and respond to security alerts and incidents using Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XDR
• Lead complex investigations, incident response activities and root cause analysis
• Run proactive threat hunting across endpoints, identities, cloud and network environments
• Develop and optimize detection rules, correlations and use cases to improve threat visibility
• Escalate high-priority incidents and challenging investigations
• Support malware analysis, forensic investigations and incident reconstruction
• Drive automation and orchestration with Cortex XSOAR
• Maintain SOC playbooks, response procedures and operational standards
• Support reporting, security metrics and continuous improvement of SOC processes

Required profile

• 5 years of hands-on SOC experience
• Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XDR and Cortex XSIAM
• Strong understanding of incident response, threat detection, endpoint and network security, and identity-based attacks
• Experience analyzing malware, phishing campaigns, account compromises, lateral movement and insider threats
• Ability to interpret logs from multiple security technologies; strong analytical and investigative mindset
• Nice to have: threat hunting, threat intelligence, digital forensics, MITRE ATT&CK, Python or PowerShell scripting
• Shift work preferred, participation in on-call and incident response rotations required

What we offer

• Mentoring
• Vacation and Christmas bonus
• Special deals with selected partners and employee events
• Hybrid working possible and flexible working hours