Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst - GCP - (100% Remote) - Level 2

Our customer is a large United States insurance company that is backed by more than 100 years of experience and provides insurance products and services for businesses and professionals in the United States., Canada and Europe. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, they have more than 20 US locations.

We are seeking a contract SOC Analyst II to support our Customer's business needs. This role is 100% remote.

Given the 24/7 nature of security operations, the candidate must be available and flexible to work occasionally on holidays or weekends. Additional contributions may also be necessary during major incidents.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize a wide range of security operations tools (SIEM, EDR, NDR, email security platform, etc.) on a daily basis.
• Analyze and investigate security incidents across a multi-national environment, in collaboration with various technical and non-technical teams.
• Follow incident handling best practices to ensure complete lifecycle management, including escalation or handover.
• Review and update knowledge base documentation as needed. Additionally, contribute to detection tuning and process maturity efforts.
• Contribute to security operations projects and initiatives at a junior level.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience
• Required cloud security knowledge, especially related to GCP.
• Certification preference: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+, GIAC Security Essentials, ISC(2) SSCP, Blue Team Level 1, Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
• Solid understanding of security policy construction and publication.
• Awareness of global regulations (i.e., SOX, GDPR, etc.) and internal controls as they apply to IT.
• Preferred insurance or financial industry knowledge.
• Understanding of information security as relevant to a complex corporate environment.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to work effectively with peers, IT management and staff, and internal business partners.
• Ability to contribute to technical projects.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.