SOC Analyst II

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead analyst on security efforts including incident response, digital forensics, and automation.
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to security events using SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, DLP, and firewall technologies.
• Investigate security incidents such as phishing, malware, and anomalous network behavior.
• Collaborate with architects and risk professionals to implement preventive and corrective controls.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, processes, and operational runbooks.
• Mentor less experienced analysts and provide expertise across multiple security domains.

Requirements

• 3+ years of Security Operations Center (SOC) experience.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and regulations including NIST, ISO, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA.
• Experience working with AWS core services (networking, storage, database, and identity).
• Working knowledge of integrating security controls within CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments.
• Experience analyzing SIEM, network, system, and IDS alert logs.
• Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation using Python or Bash.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of Security Operations Center experience.
• Advanced experience with penetration testing, threat detection engineering, or digital forensics.
• Industry-recognized security certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, ISACA, CCSP, CCSK, or AWS security certifications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare.
• Retirement savings plan and health savings account.
• Flexible paid time off and flexible paid sick time.
• 11 paid holidays and up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
• Discounted WGU tuition and wellbeing programs.

About the Company

Western Governors University (WGU) is a leading accredited online university dedicated to making higher education more accessible through competency-based degree programs. Founded by a coalition of U.S. governors, WGU serves a diverse community of students by pioneering innovative ways to learn in the 21st century.