Cyber Threat Response Analyst

Job Description

Role: Cyber Threat Response Analyst

Locations: Cleveland OH

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto XSOAR and/or XSIAM including playbook development integrations and automation.
• Strong understanding of SOC operations detection engineering and incident response workflows.
• Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and modern adversary techniques.
• Senior-level experience preferred to minimize ramp-up time.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design build and maintain XSOAR/XSIAM automation and response playbooks aligned to CTR use cases.
• Develop and tune AI-assisted detection logic to improve alert fidelity reduce false positives and expand coverage.
• Assist in the automation of BAU CTR processes including alert triage enrichment containment and response actions to reduce analyst workload.
• Partner with CTR analysts and engineering teams to identify operational gaps and translate them into automation and detection use cases.
• Test validate and document playbooks and detections prior to production deployment.
• Support incident response activities through automation and post-incident improvement of detections and playbooks.
• Provide documentation and knowledge transfer to internal staff to ensure sustainability after the engagement.