Associate SOC Analyst

The Role

As an Associate SOC Analyst, you bring a strong background in IT or cybersecurity to a transitory role that builds towards full SOC Analyst responsibilities. You use your foundational knowledge to independently triage, investigate, and validate alerts using established playbooks. While you handle basic incident investigations and documentation, you escalate cases requiring deeper analysis to Shift Leads or Senior SOC Analysts. This role focuses on developing your skills through mentoring, continuous learning, and hands-on experience, with the expectation of advancing to a full SOC Analyst position within 18 months following your successful probationary period.

Key Responsibilities

• Incident Triage & Investigation  – You review and prioritise new alerts from security monitoring tools (e.g., SIEM, endpoint solutions), performing basic checks to distinguish genuine threats from false positive...