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Associate SOC Analyst
Accepting applicationsISA · Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
Full-Time Associate SOC
Estimated market salary
₹14-22 LPA
This is a SiliconBoard market estimate, not an employer-posted salary.
Posted
2d ago
Category
Design
Experience
Associate
Country
India
Job Purpose
Responsible for monitoring and investigating security events, responding to cybersecurity incidents, and supporting threat detection and hunting activities using SIEM and EDR platforms. Assists in developing detection content, identifying monitoring gaps, optimizing alerts, and implementing SOAR automation to improve incident response effectiveness and strengthen the organization's security operations capabilities
Key Result Responsibilities
Investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents, perform deep-dive EDR analysis to identify threats, assess impact, and support containment and remediation activities.
Reduce Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) through effective incident handling, structured investigation workflows, and adherence to response playbooks.
Write, tune, and optimize detection queries and use cases to enhance threat detection and support proactive threat hunting activities.
Build and maintain behavior-based detections, identify detection gaps, and implement improvements to strengthen monitoring capabilities.
Perform alert tuning and rule optimization to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy
Key Result Responsibilities-Continued
Conduct threat hunting activities using SIEM, EDR, and security telemetry to identify suspicious activities and emerging threats
Design, implement, and maintain SOAR playbooks to automate repetitive SOC tasks and improve operational efficiency
Integrate SOAR platforms with SIEM, EDR, and threat intelligence solutions to streamline end-to-end incident response processes
Collaborate with SOC analysts, threat intelligence teams, and IT/infrastructure teams during incident investigation, containment, remediation, and continuous improvement initiatives
Qualifications (Academic, Training, Languages)
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Electronics, or a related engineering discipline.
Demonstrated experience writing and tuning SIEM detection rules with measurable improvement in alert fidelity
Incident Response, Alert Triage, Threat Hunting, Malware Analysis, Ransomware Investigation
KQL (mandatory), SPL or equivalent SIEM query language
SIEM rule creation, behavioral analytics, alert tuning, false positive reduction
Hands-on experience designing and implementing SOAR playbooks
Workflow automation for alert enrichment, and automated containment actions
Practical experience implementing or maintaining SOAR playbooks in a production SOC environment
Working knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its application to detection coverage
Microsoft SC-200: Security Operations Analyst
CEH or equivalent incident handling certification
CompTIA CySA+
Microsoft Sentinel, Datadog Splunk, Securonix, LogRhythm, or equivalent
Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, or equivalent
Work Experience
With 1–2 years of hands-on experience in a SOC or security operations environment.
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Responsible for monitoring and investigating security events, responding to cybersecurity incidents, and supporting threat detection and hunting activities using SIEM and EDR platforms. Assists in developing detection content, identifying monitoring gaps, optimizing alerts, and implementing SOAR automation to improve incident response effectiveness and strengthen the organization's security operations capabilities
Key Result Responsibilities
Investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents, perform deep-dive EDR analysis to identify threats, assess impact, and support containment and remediation activities.
Reduce Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) through effective incident handling, structured investigation workflows, and adherence to response playbooks.
Write, tune, and optimize detection queries and use cases to enhance threat detection and support proactive threat hunting activities.
Build and maintain behavior-based detections, identify detection gaps, and implement improvements to strengthen monitoring capabilities.
Perform alert tuning and rule optimization to reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy
Key Result Responsibilities-Continued
Conduct threat hunting activities using SIEM, EDR, and security telemetry to identify suspicious activities and emerging threats
Design, implement, and maintain SOAR playbooks to automate repetitive SOC tasks and improve operational efficiency
Integrate SOAR platforms with SIEM, EDR, and threat intelligence solutions to streamline end-to-end incident response processes
Collaborate with SOC analysts, threat intelligence teams, and IT/infrastructure teams during incident investigation, containment, remediation, and continuous improvement initiatives
Qualifications (Academic, Training, Languages)
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Electronics, or a related engineering discipline.
Demonstrated experience writing and tuning SIEM detection rules with measurable improvement in alert fidelity
Incident Response, Alert Triage, Threat Hunting, Malware Analysis, Ransomware Investigation
KQL (mandatory), SPL or equivalent SIEM query language
SIEM rule creation, behavioral analytics, alert tuning, false positive reduction
Hands-on experience designing and implementing SOAR playbooks
Workflow automation for alert enrichment, and automated containment actions
Practical experience implementing or maintaining SOAR playbooks in a production SOC environment
Working knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its application to detection coverage
Microsoft SC-200: Security Operations Analyst
CEH or equivalent incident handling certification
CompTIA CySA+
Microsoft Sentinel, Datadog Splunk, Securonix, LogRhythm, or equivalent
Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, or equivalent
Work Experience
With 1–2 years of hands-on experience in a SOC or security operations environment.
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