Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst

Zelis • US NJ Remote, NJ

1d • $105,000 - $133,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst at Zelis, you will take the lead on investigating and mitigating security incidents across the organization. This role involves digging into digital evidence, guiding teammates through complex problems, and strengthening the company's overall detection and response capabilities. You will handle hands-on technical work such as forensics and incident analysis, while also supporting the team by sharing knowledge, improving processes, and helping shape threat response strategies. A significant component of this role will focus on Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and insider risk initiatives, including incident analysis and process building in these areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Information Technology, or 4+ years of equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of enterprise level incident handling
• Ability to partner with enterprise teams within a cybersecurity context, leveraging diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to improve the organization.
• Effective oral and written communication skills with experience in cybersecurity technical process documentation.
• Demonstrated cyber defense and information security passion, including commitment to maintaining technical proficiency
• Proven record of thought leadership via innovation and non-traditional solutions
• Fundamental understanding of IT Security practices/programs/tooling, with demonstrated examples of driving initiatives forwards.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced cybersecurity certifications (e.g., GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GCTI, GREM, GCIH, GCFA, GPEN, OSCP, etc.)
• Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) certifications
• Proficiency in scripting and high-level programming languages (Python, PowerShell, bash, etc.)
• Functional knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, malware sandboxing solutions and related tools

Responsibilities

• Triage alerts, investigate suspicious activity, lead incident response steps, and coordinate containment and recovery efforts.
• Ensure logs and security data are gathered correctly, cleaned up, and organized for effective team analysis.
• Examine systems, files, logs, and network data to understand the timeline and cause of security events.
• Help newer analysts grow by sharing experience, offering guidance, and running training sessions.
• Assist team members with technical questions, tool usage, investigation methods, and established response workflows.
• Act as the point person during your shift: manage workload, oversee investigations, ensure smooth handoffs, and support teammates.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule as required.
• Look for opportunities to improve processes, recommend new tools or automations, and help refine team operations.
• Reviewing alerts and logs to identify potential threats or unusual activity.
• Leading or assisting with active investigations and driving them toward containment and resolution.
• Running forensic analysis on hosts, cloud workloads, or network artifacts to uncover root causes and timelines.
• Collaborating with IT, cloud, engineering, or other security teams to gather data or take action on investigations.
• Sharing insights with teammates, helping them troubleshoot difficult cases, or walking them through an investigation technique.
• Updating documentation, writing reports, or summarizing incident findings.
• Teaching something new to the team—maybe a tool trick, a technique, or a better approach to analysis.
• Handling shift responsibilities like queue management, monitoring ongoing investigations, and tracking priorities.
• Identifying process gaps or tools that could be improved and proposing better ways to do things.
• Perform other tasks required by management as needed.

Benefits

• 401k plan with employer match
• flexible paid time off
• holidays
• parental leaves
• life and disability insurance
• health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior