Sr. Threat Detection Analyst

Location: Hybrid in Shelton, Connecticut, United States — 4 days in the office and 1 day remote

Salary: $102,700–$128,400 base pay per year

Company

hirify.global is a global restaurant franchise brand focused on franchisee profitability, brand growth, and long-term value.

What you will do

• Act as the senior escalation point for alerts triaged by junior SOC analysts, validating true positives and determining incident scope and business impact.
• Build attack timelines and identify indicators of compromise using CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, threat intelligence, IOC enrichment, and OSINT research.
• Investigate threats across Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender, Exchange Online, Purview, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and Wiz.
• Execute and refine incident response playbooks for account takeover, phishing, insider threats, endpoint detections, identity anomalies, DDoS, ransomware, and other attacks.
• Improve detection rules and playbooks, document investigations, support audit readiness, and provide clear incident handoffs.
• Mentor junior analysts and communicate investigation findings and next steps to employees and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a SOC analyst or threat detection role, including senior or escalation-level investigations.
• Hands-on experience with EDR tools and SIEM or log analysis platforms.
• Knowledge of identity security, SSO, network security, firewalls, web application and API protection, and Microsoft 365 security.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender, Exchange Online, Purview, and cloud security posture management tools such as Wiz.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, attacker tactics and techniques, threat intelligence, IOC enrichment, OSINT, and detection logic.
• Ability to work hybrid from the Shelton, CT office, with 4 days in office and 1 day remote.

Nice to have

• Additional security stack experience, including email security, exposure management, microsegmentation, web application firewalls, and phishing simulation platforms.
• Certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GCTI, CompTIA Security+/CySA+, or CEH.
• Basic Python or PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Experience mentoring junior analysts or using ServiceNow and similar case management tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Individual contributor role with mentorship and technical guidance responsibilities but no direct reports.
• Opportunities for advanced investigations, detection engineering exposure, and increased technical responsibility.
• Medical and dental insurance plans.
• Pension, 401(k), or RSP according to country-specific provisions.
• Competitive bonus, mobility allowance, tuition reimbursement, company holidays, and volunteering time.