CareerPlan

Security Operations Analyst

San Francisco, CA - HybridFull-time$147k–$164k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Security Operations Analyst responsible for monitoring, investigating, and responding to security events across multi-cloud environments, leading incident response, and governing non-human identities and AI/agent connections.

Role type

Senior IC Security Operations Analyst

Builds

Security operations projects, automation frameworks, SOAR playbooks, and threat detection mechanisms

Domain

Cybersecurity, Cloud Security (AWS, GCP), AI Security

Required skills

Incident response, Security monitoring, Cloud security fundamentals, Python scripting, Linux environments, SIEM/EDR/SOAR/DLP tools, Threat hunting, Non-human identity governance, AI security risk assessment

Preferred skills

Log analysis, Digital forensics, Vulnerability management, CI/CD security, Security frameworks (NIST, SOC 2), Identity and access management, Mentoring

Technologies

AWS, GCP, Python, Linux, SIEM, EDR, SOAR, DLP, AWS GuardDuty, GCP Security Command Center, Nightfall, Claude Code, MCP tools

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end security operations projects; Lead and participate in incident response triage and post-mortems; Monitor and tune security alerts; Build Python-based automation and SOAR playbooks; Hunt for threats across cloud and corporate environments; Govern non-human identities and AI/agent connections; Use AI-assisted tooling for security tasks; Mentor newer teammates

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC