SOC Engineer

Mercury Insurance

Security Operations Center Engineer managing security threats and vulnerabilities in a 24x7 environment for Mercury Insurance. Collaborating and documenting incident handling while safeguarding sensitive information.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $83,670 - $161,815 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Firewalls

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitor security tools & systems: Analyze logs, alerts, and data for suspicious activity.
Investigate potential threats: Determine if alerts are real incidents and identify vulnerabilities.
Supervise all Incident/Security issues, including preliminary triage, troubleshooting and remediation.
Gather evidence: Collect and analyze evidence to understand incident scope and impact.
Contain the threat and remediate vulnerabilities: Quickly contain the incident to minimize damage, and implement patching, configuration changes, or other measures to address the exploited vulnerabilities.
Recover from the incident and report to management: Assist in restoring affected systems and data to their normal state, and keep management informed about security incidents and response efforts.
Documentation: Document findings for future reference and improvement, including process roadmaps, change management validations, and user/system impacted incident management and resolutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum: BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field; and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience
Preferred: GIAC Security Essentials Certification
GIAC Security Leadership Certification
ISACA Certified Information Security Manager
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security
(ISC)2 SCCP
(ISC)2 CISSP
(ISC)2 ISSAP
CCSK4
Minimum: 2-4 years of 24x7x365 Security Operations experience and related technologies
Preferred: 5 or more years of 24x7x365 Security Operations and related technologies
Understanding of IT infrastructure and networking: This includes knowledge of operating systems, network protocols, and basic infrastructure components.
Familiarity with common security threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies like firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), and SIEM tools.
Ability to write basic scripts to automate tasks and generate reports.
Understanding of established processes for handling security incidents, including containment, eradication, and recovery.
Proficiency in using the specific security tools and software typically employed by a security organization.
Communication skills competent for technical and non-technical audiences, including reporting incidents to management and collaborating with other IT teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
Engaging work environment
Promotional opportunities
Education assistance
Professional and personal development opportunities
Company recognition program
Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

security toolsincident responsevulnerability assessmentlog analysisthreat investigationscriptingpatch managementconfiguration managementnetwork protocolsoperating systems

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationdocumentationtroubleshootingproblem-solvinganalytical skillssupervisionreportingincident managementprocess improvement

Certifications

GIAC Security Essentials CertificationGIAC Security Leadership CertificationISACA Certified Information Security ManagerMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security(ISC)2 SCCP(ISC)2 CISSP(ISC)2 ISSAPCCSK4