Senior SOC Consultant

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Our client is looking for a Senior SOC Consultant (L2–L3) with strong experience in MSSP SOC operations , specializing in XDR, MDR, and SIEM technologies . The role involves advanced incident response, SOC process development, analyst mentorship, and customer-facing engagement , including presales support . Hands-on experience with Crowd Strike NG SIEM (Log Scale) or Taegis is mandatory . SOC Operations & Incident Response Act as L2–L3 escalation point for security incidents and investigations Lead end-to-end incident response (triage, containment, RCA, recovery) Perform deep-dive analysis across XDR, SIEM, MDR, and EDR platforms Correlate threats across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and email SOC Process & Documentation Develop and maintain SOPs, runbooks, playbooks, and escalation workflows Ensure compliance with MSSP SLAs, KPIs, and reporting standards Team Leadership & Operations Mentor L1/L2 analysts and support daily SOC operations Oversee shift handovers, alert queues, and quality assurance Conduct technical training on threat hunting and detection logic Threat Hunting & Detection Engineering Perform proactive threat hunting using XDR/SIEM tools Develop and tune detection rules and correlation use cases Reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy Participate in customer review meetings and IR discussions Deliver monthly/quarterly reports, threat insights, and recommendations Support customer onboarding and SOC deployments Assist sales teams with technical workshops, demos, and solution design Support Bo Q, proposals, SOWs, and service descriptions Required Skills & Experience 7–9 years in cybersecurity with 6+ years in MSSP SOC operations Strong hands-on experience with: Threat hunting & root cause analysis Use-case and detection rule development Log analysis (endpoint, network, cloud, identity, email) Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27035, Cyber Kill Chain Experience handling ransomware, account compromise, lateral movement, insider threats, phishing Strong analytical and investigative mindset Excellent communication and customer-facing skills Ability to mentor junior analysts and lead small teams Strong documentation and reporting abilities Comfortable working in a fast-paced MSSP environment Qualifications & Certifications (Preferred) Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field Certifications such as: Crowd Strike (CCSE, CCFA, CCFH, CCFR) Taegis / Secureworks / Sophos Splunk Core / Power User GCIA / GCIH / CISM Microsoft Security (SC-series) #J-18808-Ljbffr