Monitor and triage security alerts from SIEM, EDR, and cloud sources; investigate suspicious endpoint, identity, and cloud activity; document findings; escalate incidents to Tier 2/IR; follow and improve playbooks; communicate clearly with clients and internal teams.
Description
We’re looking for a Tier 1 SOC Analyst to join our team and handle initial triage, monitoring, and investigation of security alerts across cloud and endpoint environments.
This is a client-facing role requiring strong English, excellent verbal communication skills, and the ability to clearly communicate findings and escalations. The position is intended for candidates with at least 1 year of hands-on SOC / Security Operations experience.
The role is based on morning shifts aligned with US working hours, 08:00–17:00 US time.
Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts from SIEM, EDR, and cloud platforms
- Perform initial triage and classification of alerts as true or false positives
- Investigate suspicious activities across endpoints, identities, and cloud environments
- Escalate confirmed incidents to Tier 2 / Incident Response teams with proper context
- Analyze logs from multiple sources, including CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs, OS logs, and other relevant security data sources
- Document findings clearly in tickets and investigation reports
- Follow existing playbooks and contribute to improving detection logic over time
- Communicate clearly with internal teams and clients regarding alerts, findings, and escalations
- 1+ years of experience in SOC / Security Operations
- Hands-on experience with EDR tools such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, or Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Familiarity with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or similar
- Understanding of networking basics, including IP, DNS, HTTP/S, ports, and related concepts
- Basic knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
- Ability to analyze logs and identify suspicious behavior
- Fluent English, both written and spoken — mandatory
- Excellent verbal communication skills, especially in client-facing situations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Knowledge of GCP / Google Cloud Platform — significant advantage
- Ability to investigate cloud activity, including IAM, API calls, and resource changes
- Understanding of identity-based attacks, such as token abuse and privilege escalation
- Experience with scripting in Python or Bash
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