Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst

Zelis

Senior Security Operations Center Analyst investigating security incidents for a healthcare financial experience company. Leading incident response and mentoring within a forward-thinking team.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • Florida, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $105,000 - $133,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Triage alerts, investigate suspicious activity, lead incident response steps, and coordinate containment and recovery efforts.
Make sure logs and security data are gathered correctly, cleaned up, and organized so the team can analyze them effectively.
Examine systems, files, logs, and network data to understand what happened during security events.
Help newer analysts grow by sharing your experience, offering guidance, and running training sessions when needed.
Assist team members with technical questions, tool usage, investigation methods, and established response workflows.
Act as the point person during your shift: manage workload, oversee investigations, ensure smooth handoffs, and support teammates.
Look for opportunities to improve processes, recommend new tools or automations, and help refine how the team operates.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Information Technology, or 4+ years of equivalent experience.
3+ years of enterprise level incident handling
Ability to partner with enterprise teams within a cybersecurity context, leveraging diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to improve the organization.
Effective oral and written communication skills with experience in cybersecurity technical process documentation.
Demonstrated cyber defense and information security passion, including commitment to maintaining technical proficiency
Proven record of thought leadership via innovation and non-traditional solutions
Fundamental understanding of IT Security practices/programs/tooling, with demonstrated examples of driving initiatives forwards.
Advanced cybersecurity certifications (e.g., GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GCTI, GREM, GCIH, GCFA, GPEN, OSCP, etc.)
Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) certifications
Proficiency in scripting and high-level programming languages (Python, PowerShell, bash, etc.)
Functional knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, malware sandboxing solutions and related tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
401k plan with employer match
Flexible paid time off
Holidays
Parental leaves
Life and disability insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

incident handlingIT Security practicesscriptingPythonPowerShellbashSIEMSOARmalware sandboxing

Soft Skills

communication skillsleadershipmentoringprocess improvementteam collaboration

Certifications

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