Junior SOC Analyst – Cybersecurity

SOC Jr. Analyst monitoring cybersecurity events across platforms for Ascension Technologies.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $65,712 - $91,599 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

Splunk

Key responsibilities & impact

Continuously monitor, triage, and analyze real-time security alerts and log data across disparate platforms.
Serve as the critical operational hinge and escalation pathway between Tier 1/2 SOC analysts and the Incident Response (IR) team.
Execute initial deep-dive log analysis and technical root-cause investigations to reconstruct threat timelines.
Perform proactive behavioral and pattern analysis on historical network and host logs to identify coverage gaps.
Review and update SOC incident response playbooks, internal workflows, and defensive tool tracking mechanisms.

What you’ll need

High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Practical experience building custom queries or dashboards within Enterprise SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk SPL, Microsoft Sentinel KQL) and manipulating EDR tools for host isolation.
Core fundamental networking and systems certifications, such as CompTIA Security+, Network+, or vendor-specific certifications like Splunk Certified User.
Demonstrated lab experience (e.g., HTB, TryHackMe, blue-team range exercises) simulating initial access, persistence, and lateral movement techniques to validate defensive posture.

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

log analysisroot-cause investigationbehavioral analysispattern analysiscustom queriesdashboardsnetworkinghost isolationdefensive posture

Soft Skills

monitoringtriaginganalyzingcommunicationcollaboration

Certifications

CompTIA Security+CompTIA Network+Splunk Certified User