Overview
Location:
Cork
Type:
Full-Time
Salary:
€45,000 - €60,000
A large-scale security operations environment is expanding its SOC capability and is adding a Level 2 Analyst to strengthen detection, investigation, and response operations.
The role sits between frontline monitoring and advanced operations, supporting escalation handling, threat hunting, and platform tuning across a high-volume environment.
This is a technically active SOC with real exposure to live incidents, complex environments, and continuous operational pressure.
The Role
You'll operate as a Tier 2 escalation point within the SOC, handling advanced triage, investigations, and response activity across SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and vulnerability platforms.
You'll support junior analysts, validate detections, refine alert quality, and contribute directly to improving detection logic and operational maturity.
The role blends investigation, threat hunting, engineering support, and customer-facing incident handling.
Key Responsibilities
Handle escalations from Tier 1 analysts
Perform advanced triage and incident investigation
Conduct threat hunting across SIEM and EDR platforms
Validate alerts, detections, and correlation logic
Support tuning of rules, use-cases, and detection logic
Lead incident analysis and case development
Support vulnerability assessment and remediation workflows
Develop case studies and threat reports
Guide and support junior analysts
Collaborate with detection engineering and platform teams
Support SOC process, tooling, and workflow improvements
Skills & Experience
2-4 years in SOC, security operations, or incident response roles
Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (QRadar, Sentinel, Splunk or similar)
Experience working with EDR, SOAR, IDS/IPS, and security monitoring tools
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, networking, and system fundamentals
Experience investigating alerts across network, endpoint, and cloud telemetry
Familiarity with vulnerability management processes
Linux/Unix fundamentals
Strong incident documentation and reporting skills
Ability to operate calmly in high-pressure operational environments
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Benefits
Work From Home
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