Senior Security Monitoring and Response Analyst (Incident Reponder)
Core
Senior Incident Responder providing advanced triage, detection, and response to cybersecurity threats across Mastercard's global infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC Security Operations Center (SOC) Incident Responder
Builds
Secure digital payment networks and services for individuals, businesses, and governments
Domain
Cybersecurity / Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Incident response (containment, eradication, recovery), DFIR, malware analysis, log analysis, SIEM/EDR management, threat hunting, cloud security (Azure/AWS/GCP), network security, OS internals (Windows/Linux), MITRE ATT&CK mapping, playbook development
Preferred skills
GCFE, GCFA, OSCP, GREM certifications, mentorship of junior analysts, alert fidelity improvement
Technologies
Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, EDR platforms, SIEM tools, cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Responsibilities
Escalate and triage alerts from SIEM/EDR, perform advanced incident investigation and malware analysis, execute containment and recovery procedures, support threat hunting, develop IR playbooks and detection logic, mentor junior analysts
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC