SOC Analyst (Cybersecurity)

Location: US, remote; up to 5% travel may be required. Only US persons can interview, and eligibility for a US Federal Security Clearance is required.

Salary: $123,850–$161,000 annually, plus equity in the form of stock options.

Company

hirify.global is a remote cybersecurity product company developing NodeZero, a platform for autonomous penetration testing and security assessment operations.

What you will do

• Monitor, detect, triage, investigate, and respond to security events using an enterprise SIEM.
• Support log ingestion, parsing, normalization, and telemetry health across AWS, Okta, endpoints, firewalls, and SaaS sources.
• Build dashboards, visualizations, KPIs, and reporting that measure security visibility and SIEM effectiveness.
• Tune and test behavioral, heuristic, and signature-based detection rules to improve fidelity and reduce false positives.
• Perform structured investigations, root-cause analysis, attack-chain mapping, and remediation guidance for escalated alerts.
• Contribute to response playbooks, proactive threat hunting, SOAR automation, and AI-assisted SOC workflows.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience in a SOC or security analyst role, or equivalent hands-on security operations experience.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM monitoring, alert triage, detection tuning, and incident response; Elastic SIEM, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or QRadar experience required.
• Proficiency with KQL, Lucene, or SPL and scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, GCP, or Azure, including relevant security tooling.
• Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, and CIS, plus strong log analysis, telemetry, event correlation, and documentation skills.
• Must be a US person and eligible to successfully secure a US Federal Security Clearance.

Nice to have

• Security+, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, or Elastic Certified Analyst certification.
• Experience with EDR/XDR, enterprise AI platforms, prompt and agent tooling, or agentic investigation workflows.
• Experience mentoring junior analysts, improving processes, or working in a high-growth SaaS or cybersecurity company.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with a collaborative, respectful, ownership-oriented, and results-focused culture.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and families.
• Flexible vacation policy and generous parental leave.
• Career development opportunities, equity, and competitive compensation.
• Chicago office available for roles that require regular in-office presence; this role is remote.