Tier 2 SOC Analyst - REMOTE

Binary Defense•Houston, TX

3d•Remote

About The Position

Binary Defense is seeking a client-facing Tier 2 SOC Analyst to serve as a hands-on contributor within a client’s Security Operations team. This is a technical position responsible for transforming the client’s detection strategy, organizing detections, tuning rules, and creating and maintaining cross functional feedback loops. Additionally, leading analysis, design, and hands-on analysis and remediation for Attack Surface Reduction functions such as vulnerability management and penetration test remediation. You’ll play a key role in growing capabilities with leading tools in the client’s environment such as Splunk, Proofpoint, SentinelOne, and more. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong cross-functional communication, and the ability to deliver operational results.

Requirements

5+ Years Security Operations or Equivalent Experience
Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools
Experience mapping detections to common frameworks and risk reduction models
Familiarity with the latest trends in attacker TTPs

Responsibilities

Create internal alert strategy and process documentation for how client identifies alerting opportunities, prioritizes based on threat level, with a focus and priority on gaps
Review alerts that are too noisy to tune and drive down alert fatigue
Assess alerts that haven’t triggered to determine whether logic needs to Be the main point of contact to the MDR Provider’s Detection team
Work with the client’s Incident Responders on alert feedback loops; analyze true and false positive alerts
Create regular reporting cadence for of all detections created, rules tuned
Contribute to client’s homegrown “Signal to Noise ratio” detection metric
Coordinate with MDR Threat Hunting team to request and implement Sentinel One STAR rules
Map detections to standard frameworks such as the Cyber Kill Chain
Work with MDR provider on an ongoing tuning of the on-call criteria
Perform attack surface reduction including full-scope change management, cross functional coordination, enterprise communication planning/execution, execution of changes in support of security remediation
Provide vulnerability prioritization and analysis, ticketing, reporting, trending, metrics, assistance to patch teams on troubleshooting root cause of patching challenges
Analyze stale identities and accounts, admin privileges, and recommend and implement improvements