Senior SOC Analyst

About The Role

Our Security Operations Center (SOC) is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst who can quickly get up to speed and help drive operational excellence. This role is focused on eliminating inefficiencies, expanding detection coverage, and strengthening detection, response, and threat‑informed defense capabilities. It’s ideal for someone who excels in hands‑on analysis and is passionate about improving how a SOC operates day‑to‑day.

You’ll play a key role in proactive cyber defense by collaborating across InfoSec teams, enhancing monitoring platforms, tuning controls, and conducting targeted threat hunts that reduce risk, enable better detections, and elevate overall security posture.

What “Driving Operations” Means In This Role

• 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.

Key Responsibilities

Threat‑Informed Defense & Detection Engineering

• 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.

SOC Operations Maturity & Operational Excellence (Efficiency, Coverage & Continuous Improvement)

• 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.

Threat Hunting

• 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.

Incident Response & Security Event Handling

• 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 (Baseline)

• Minimum of 3‑5 years of experience in an operational security program.
• 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.
• Background in SOC operations, detection engineering, threat hunting, or cyber threat intelligence.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States—sponsorship not available.

Success Looks Like

• Enhancing detection fidelity and reducing noise through thoughtful tuning and optimized detection logic.
• Closing detection gaps with ATT&CK‑aligned analytics and proactive threat hunts.
• Driving operational improvements by resolving inefficiencies and enabling the SOC to execute with greater speed, consistency, and confidence.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $130,000 to $135,000 annually (base). Variable incentive compensation such as bonuses may also be applicable. Other factors include shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs.

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental and Vision Care; Onsite Health Centers; Employee Assistance Program; Wellness program.
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay; Profit Sharing; 401(k) 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.

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for all.

If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected].