Senior SOC Analyst - Weekends

About the role

The Security Operations Center (SOC) is expanding and seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to support a weekend schedule (Wednesday - Sunday OR Saturday - Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT).

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve workflow inefficiencies that slow down response or create friction for analysts.
• Expand detection gap coverage through new use cases, improved telemetry, and refined detection logic.
• Reduce false positives and increase detection fidelity through ongoing tuning of tools and monitoring platforms.
• Use internal and external threat intelligence, risk insights, and adversary behavior research to guide proactive defensive actions.
• Develop, tune, and optimize SIEM/SOAR, EDR, NDR, and log analytics platforms to improve detection quality and reduce noise.
• Engineer, test, and deploy new detection logic, alerting mechanisms, behavioral analytics, and ATT&CK-aligned use cases.
• Identify control gaps and collaborate with platform owners to implement both preventive and detective enhancements.
• Partner with SOC leadership to refine responsibilities, skill requirements, and operational targets.
• Improve SOC operational effectiveness by spotting opportunities to streamline execution and remove process friction.
• Translate observed detection gaps into measurable improvements through new detections, automation, or enhanced processes.
• Conduct hypothesis and intelligence-driven threat hunts to uncover malicious activity, suspicious behavior, or weaknesses not visible through standard monitoring.
• Document findings and collaborate with SOC leadership and partner teams on remediation and follow-up actions.
• Continuously evolve hunting methodologies, techniques, and automation in response to a changing threat landscape.
• Support the management and resolution of security events and incidents.
• Work independently and collaboratively to identify, assess, report, and recover from security incidents.
• Participate in after-hours response when needed.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an operational security program.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, or equivalent experience/certifications.
• The ability to balance security principles with business realities as part of a risk-managed program.
• Hands-on experience performing responsibilities aligned to incident response, security operations, and security initiatives.
• A background in SOC operations, detection engineering, threat hunting, or cyber threat intelligence.
• Comfortable supporting a weekend schedule (Wednesday - Sunday OR Saturday - Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT).

Benefits

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program