Junior SOC Analyst – Cybersecurity
Location
United States
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$65.7K - $91.6K / year
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Junior SOC Analyst – Cybersecurity
Ascension Executive Recruitment
• Continuously monitor, triage, and analyze real-time security alerts and log data across disparate platforms. • Serve as the critical operational hinge and escalation pathway between Tier 1/2 SOC analysts and the Incident Response (IR) team. • Execute initial deep-dive log analysis and technical root-cause investigations to reconstruct threat timelines. • Perform proactive behavioral and pattern analysis on historical network and host logs to identify coverage gaps. • Review and update SOC incident response playbooks, internal workflows, and defensive tool tracking mechanisms.
Job Requirements
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
- Practical experience building custom queries or dashboards within Enterprise SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk SPL, Microsoft Sentinel KQL) and manipulating EDR tools for host isolation.
- Core fundamental networking and systems certifications, such as CompTIA Security+, Network+, or vendor-specific certifications like Splunk Certified User.
- Demonstrated lab experience (e.g., HTB, TryHackMe, blue-team range exercises) simulating initial access, persistence, and lateral movement techniques to validate defensive posture.
Benefits
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Ways to give back to your community
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