Senior Security Analyst
Core
Technical anchor for security operations leading investigations, detection engineering, and incident response for a cross-border payment gateway.
Role type
Senior Security Analyst (SOC Lead)
Builds
Security operations capability, detection logic, and incident response workflows for payment infrastructure.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Financial Services / Payments
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Incident response, threat hunting, SIEM tuning, EDR forensics, MITRE ATT&CK, scripting (Python/PowerShell), team leadership, cloud security basics
Preferred skills
SOAR, container/Kubernetes security, malware analysis, compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS)
Technologies
Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, SOAR platforms, AWS, GCP, Azure
Responsibilities
Lead high-severity incident response, design and tune detection logic, conduct proactive threat hunts, perform forensic analysis, automate response steps, mentor junior analysts, partner with engineering to close security gaps
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities