Senior Cyber Threat Analyst
Core
Senior escalation resource for complex investigations, proactive threat hunting, and incident response within an enterprise security operations center.
Role type
Senior Cyber Threat Analyst (Hands-on IC)
Builds
Proactive detection strategies, incident response playbooks, and threat intelligence-driven monitoring capabilities for the organization's networks, systems, and data.
Domain
Financial Services / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced SOC investigation, incident response, threat hunting, log analysis, MITRE ATT&CK framework analysis, SIEM/EDR tool usage, attacker TTP analysis, timeline reconstruction, threat intelligence contextualization, security control assessment
Preferred skills
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), detection logic development, Splunk SPL/Microsoft KQL query languages, insider threat analysis, red team exercise support, vulnerability management, cloud security, malware analysis
Technologies
SIEM, EDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender (MDE, MDI, Defender for Cloud Apps), Splunk, Microsoft KQL, Windows, Linux, databases, network infrastructure, cloud platforms, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, WAF, DLP, UEBA, sandboxing
Responsibilities
Lead and support advanced SOC investigations and Tier-3 escalations; perform proactive threat hunting across enterprise telemetry; analyze attacker behaviors to develop detection strategies; investigate complex security alerts and incidents; leverage CTI to contextualize incidents and prioritize investigations; enhance detection capabilities by supporting SOC logic and playbook development; conduct threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments; collaborate with Red Team on exercises and detection validation; perform targeted access reviews and anomaly analysis; assist in insider risk investigations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC