Security Operations Analyst

Office Ally•Vancouver, WA

9h•$90,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Security Operations Analyst serves as the first line of defense for Office Ally's security program, monitoring and triaging alerts across a broad set of security platforms spanning SIEM, endpoint detection and response, identity, email security, and data protection. This is a hands-on role with real ownership: you'll close incidents, investigate anomalies, and help build the runbooks and detection logic that make the next response faster. This role works closely with the security engineering team, cloud infrastructure, and IT operations to investigate threats, coordinate response actions, and maintain the audit trail required by our applicable regulatory and compliance obligations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience or relevant industry certifications
2+ years in a SOC, IT security, or incident response role
Working knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel and the Microsoft Defender suite (MDE, MCAS, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365)
Ability to read and write KQL - comfortable building hunting queries and modifying analytics rules
Understanding of Active Directory and Entra ID fundamentals: sign-in flows, token lifetimes, Conditional Access, and MFA
Familiarity with email-based threat investigation - phishing triage, header analysis, and safe/unsafe sender management
Working knowledge of SOC 2, HIPAA, or HITRUST requirements and the role security operations plays in maintaining compliance
Clear written communication - your incident notes are part of the compliance audit trail
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving alert environment without losing investigative rigor

Nice To Haves

Rapid7 InsightIDR experience - LEQL queries, investigation dashboards, UBA alert triage
Exposure to Palo Alto or similar NGFW log analysis
Familiarity with Microsoft Intune device compliance and endpoint management concepts
CompTIA Security+, SC-200 (Microsoft Security Operations Analyst), or equivalent certification
Experience with PowerShell for basic automation, log parsing, and remediation scripting
Prior experience supporting SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST, or HIPAA audit evidence collection
Healthcare, SaaS, or regulated industry background
Experience working in Jira for incident tracking and workflow management

Responsibilities

Monitor and triage security incidents across our environment - assessing severity, investigating context, and closing or escalating with clear, complete documentation
Investigate Endpoint alerts: review device timelines, process trees, and file events; initiate live response sessions when needed
Analyze Internal alerts - risky OAuth applications, unusual download activity, shadow IT, and policy violations
Manage Security investigations - correlate log data, track User Behavior Analytics alerts, and coordinate vulnerability findings through triage and remediation
Track and document all incidents in tickets, maintaining complete investigative records that serve as audit evidence and support post-incident review
Triage - phishing, malicious attachments, BEC attempts, and user-reported messages
Review email threat investigation findings and coordinate remediation actions including message recall, sender block, and user notification
Monitor chat and file share activity for anomalous sharing behavior, external collaboration risks, and DLP policy hits
Run advanced hunting queries (KQL) to investigate indicators of compromise and identify threats not surfaced by automated rules
Perform log analysis across sign-in logs, MDE device events, email transport logs, and cloud activity logs
Use Identity logs to investigate on-premises login anomalies - lateral movement indicators, Kerberos abuse, and unusual authentication patterns
Identify patterns of false positives and contribute to tuning requests and suppression logic for high-volume alert sources
Review sign-in logs and Conditional Access policy results to identify compromised accounts, token abuse, MFA gaps, and authentication anomalies
Support identity-related incidents including AD lockout investigation, account compromise response, and offboarding verification
Verify Intune device compliance state during investigations - flag unmanaged or non-compliant devices involved in security events
Identify accounts with stale sessions, unrevoked tokens, or privilege inconsistencies and escalate for remediation
Respond to DLP incidents across mail and file share, coordinating with data owners on sensitive data policy violations
Support compliance program activities including control evidence collection, audit log review, and documentation of security control operation
Flag potential data exposure events and escalate to security engineering with complete investigative context
Write and maintain SOC runbooks and incident response procedures, keeping documentation current as the environment evolves
Contribute to playbook improvements and false-positive suppression logic based on real triage experience
Maintain accurate ticket incident records that support compliance audit trails and post-incident review