Sr. SOC Analyst (Remote)

Who is Trace3?

Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate.

Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it!

Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco.  

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Street-Smart - Thriving in Dynamic Times

We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the “big picture.” We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems.

Juice - The “Stuff” it takes to be a Needle Mover

We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like.

Teamwork - Humble, Hungry and Smart

We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it’s due and demonstrate transparency. We “bring the weather” by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures – not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us.

 

About the Role:

 

The Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst serves as a senior member of the Security Operations Center, exercising discretion and independent judgment in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents. This role provides strategic recommendations, guides response procedures, and ensures alignment with organizational security policies and compliance requirements.

 

What You'll Do:

• Oversee the monitoring of security alerts and events from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and other security tools
• Lead investigations of security incidents, determine root cause, and develop remediation strategies in coordination with stakeholders
• Establish standards for incident documentation, ensure proper escalation paths, and recommend updates to procedures
• Execute initial containment and remediation steps based on defined playbooks
• Maintain situational awareness of current threats and vulnerabilities and provide recommendations to stakeholders
• Deliver detailed and accurate incident reports for clients and stakeholders
• Collaborate with incident response, threat intelligence, and engineering teams for deeper investigations and response activities
• Analyze logs across endpoints, servers, and cloud environments to identify anomalies and suspicious activity
• Conduct or coordinate vulnerability assessments and support remediation activities
• Administer and configure endpoint and threat detection platforms, including Intune, Jamf Pro, Arctic Wolf, Azure Security Center, and Mimecast
• Participate in system hardening, secure configurations, and patching of Windows/macOS systems
• Support phishing simulations, security awareness training, and assist with compliance documentation (e.g., NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NERC-CIP)
• Develop, review, and approve knowledge base content and runbooks to guide junior analysts
• Participate in after-hours/on-call rotation, if required

 

 

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in a SOC, cybersecurity, or IT security operations role
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in security event analysis and remediation decisions
• Experience guiding and mentoring junior SOC analysts
• Demonstrated capability to influence process improvements and recommend updates to policies, procedures, and playbooks
• Hands-on experience with security operations platforms such as Arctic Wolf and Azure Security Center, including configuration, tuning, and alert triage.
• Familiarity with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, Sen