[Remote] Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across various stakeholders, and they are seeking a Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst to lead investigations and mitigate security incidents. This role involves hands-on technical work like forensics, incident analysis, and mentoring newer analysts while contributing to the overall security posture of the organization.ResponsibilitiesIncident Analysis & Handling: Triage alerts, investigate suspicious activity, lead incident response steps, and coordinate containment and recovery effortsData Collection & Normalization: Make sure logs and security data are gathered correctly, cleaned up, and organized so the team can analyze them effectivelyDigital Forensics: Examine systems, files, logs, and network data to understand what happened during security eventsMentoring & Training: Help newer analysts grow by sharing your experience, offering guidance, and running training sessions when neededTechnical / Process Guidance: Assist team members with technical questions, tool usage, investigation methods, and established response workflowsShift Leadership: Act as the point person during your shift: manage workload, oversee investigations, ensure smooth handoffs, and support teammates. Participate in a rotating on-call schedule as requiredInnovation: Look for opportunities to improve processes, recommend new tools or automations, and help refine how the team operatesReviewing alerts and logs to identify potential threats or unusual activityLeading or assisting with active investigations and driving them toward containment and resolutionRunning forensic analysis on hosts, cloud workloads, or network artifacts to uncover root causes and timelinesCollaborating with IT, cloud, engineering, or other security teams to gather data or take action on investigationsSharing insights with teammates, helping them troubleshoot difficult cases, or walking them through an investigation techniqueUpdating documentation, writing reports, or summarizing incident findingsTeaching something new to the team—maybe a tool trick, a technique, or a better approach to analysisHandling shift responsibilities like queue management, monitoring ongoing investigations, and tracking prioritiesIdentifying process gaps or tools that could be improved and proposing better ways to do thingsPerform other tasks required by management as neededSkillsBachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, Information Technology, or 4+ years of equivalent experience3+ years of enterprise level incident handlingAbility to partner with enterprise teams within a cybersecurity context, leveraging diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to improve the organizationEffective oral and written communication skills with experience in cybersecurity technical process documentationDemonstrated cyber defense and information security passion, including commitment to maintaining technical proficiencyProven record of thought leadership via innovation and non-traditional solutionsFundamental understanding of IT Security practices/programs/tooling, with demonstrated examples of driving initiatives forwardsAdvanced cybersecurity certifications (e.g., GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GCTI, GREM, GCIH, GCFA, GPEN, OSCP, etc.)Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) certificationsProficiency in scripting and high-level programming languages (Python, PowerShell, bash, etc.)Functional knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, malware sandboxing solutions and related toolsBenefitsDiscretionary bonus plans, commissions, or other incentives depending on the role401k plan with employer matchFlexible paid time offHolidaysParental leavesLife and disability insuranceHealth benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverageCompany OverviewZelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience for all. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.zelis.com.