Overnight Security Operations Center Analyst

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Tier 2 SOC Analyst to work night and weekends FULLY onsite in Austin, TX. In this role, you will actively monitor and analyze security events using one or more SIEM platforms, creating custom dashboards and reports as needed. You’ll research events of interest, assess threats, and apply intrusion response techniques through detailed network traffic analysis and impact assessments. Daily tasks include interpreting data from network tools, performing packet-level analysis with tools, and leveraging your knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, DNS, routing, and network architecture. You will apply cybersecurity principles, encryption concepts, and access control mechanisms while following established SOC processes for escalation, incident management, and change control. Familiarity with frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE D3FEND, and the Cyber Kill Chain, as well as compliance standards and defense-in-depth strategies, is essential to ensure robust threat detection and response.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of Security Incident Response, Security Operations Center, and/or threat analysis experience
• Experience with SIEM tools, preferably MS Sentinal
• Familiar with Cyber kill chain and Mitre Attack
• Demonstrated experience using either an enterprise and/or cloud Security SIEM technologies as an analyst
• Ability to support and work across multiple customer and bespoke systems
• Strong Documentation (SOP/Standard Operations Procedure) development
• Understanding of Ticket Flow and how to read inbound and outbound traffic
• CompTIA Security certification (equivalent or higher)
• Must be US Citizens and able to pass CJIS background check

Additional Info:

• Contract: 9 months likely extensions
• Rate: 35/hr - 43/hr
• Hours: Shift would fall between 5pm-8am (flexible)