Threat Detection and Response Analyst
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 65 - 75
Posted on:
6 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Join us at Saige Partners where we aim to shape your future and be the solution that propels your career forward! For more information feel free to reach out to Christine Gonzalez via email at or schedule a meeting directly at to discover more about this exciting role!
Position: Threat Detection and Response Analyst (Contract Role)
Analyze security event logs from diverse sources including firewalls IDS/IPS endpoint protection platforms operating systems and cloud services to identify malicious activity.
Perform initial and advanced analysis of security incidents determine scope and impact identify root cause and recommend containment and remediation actions.
Escalate confirmed incidents appropriately and support end-to-end incident response activities including coordination with IT cloud and infrastructure teams.
Design validate tune and optimize detection logic correlation rules dashboards and alerting use cases to improve signal-to-noise ratio and operational efficiency.
Ensure log ingestion health completeness and fidelity across critical infrastructure and enterprise systems.
Support onboarding and integration of new log sources into the Splunk environment including validation of parsing normalization and field extraction.
Conduct proactive threat hunting using SIEM EDR CASB and cloud telemetry to identify advanced or evasive threats that bypass automated detections.
Monitor network traffic and behavioral indicators to detect anomalies lateral movement privilege abuse and data exfiltration attempts.
Prioritize vulnerabilities and remediation efforts based on threat context asset criticality and business impact.
Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to track remediation validate fixes and reduce recurring risk.
Continuously improve detection coverage response playbooks and SOC workflows based on incident learnings and emerging threats.
Maintain accurate documentation for detection use cases log flows triage procedures threat models and operational standards.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional security and IT teams to ensure rapid effective response to security incidents..
5 years of experience in a SOC threat detection or incident response role with hands-on experience
Strong expertise in threat analysis incident investigation and response workflows.
Solid understanding of enterprise log sources including Windows/Linux servers network devices endpoints and cloud platforms.
Experience triaging and investigating alerts in complex multi-platform environments.
Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS Azure or similar including cloud-native logging and security services.
Knowledge of detection engineering correlation logic MITRE ATT&CK techniques and SOC operational best practices.
Ability to communicate findings clearly and collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Comfortable operating in diverse global environments with strong adaptability and professionalism.
Curious resilient and data-driven mindset with a passion for continuous learning and threat research.
Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security CISSP Pentest or similar are a plus.
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