Senior SOC Engineer/Analyst

Job Title: Senior SOC Engineer/Analyst Job Location: Remote Duration: 06+ Months Contract

Job Description:

Seeking a senior-level SOC/NOC Analyst / OT Security Engineer to support 24/7 security operations, alert triage, incident response, and SOC/NOC operational maturity within a hybrid IT/OT environment. The role requires hands-on experience with CrowdStrike, Nozomi, Fortinet, and critical infrastructure security.

Core Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, triage, and respond to security alerts across IT and OT environments.
• Perform advanced threat analysis, incident investigation, escalation, and documentation.
• Develop SOC/NOC runbooks, workflows, reporting, KPIs, and operational processes.
• Support SOC/NOC technology onboarding, integrations, and secure access management.
• Coordinate incident response activities across security, infrastructure, engineering, and OT teams.
• Create incident timelines, root-cause analysis, post-incident reviews, and knowledge base updates.

Required Technical Experience

• SOC/NOC Operations: 5–12+ years of SOC/NOC experience (L3/L4 preferred) with incident response, threat hunting, and escalation management.
• CrowdStrike: Hands-on experience with Falcon SIEM, EDR, Vulnerability Management, detections, dashboards, integrations, and investigations.
• OT Security (Required):

• Experience designing, deploying, and integrating OT security solutions (especially Nozomi Networks).
• Strong understanding of OT architectures, Purdue Model, ICS/SCADA environments, and industrial network security.

• Network Security:

• Experience with Fortinet platforms (FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager).
• Knowledge of firewalls, IDS/IPS, segmentation, VPNs, and IT/OT network monitoring.
• Experience supporting hybrid enterprise environments with both traditional IT and industrial OT systems.

Preferred Background

• Critical infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing, energy, or industrial environments.
• Experience building or maturing SOC operations, onboarding security platforms, or supporting greenfield SOC/NOC implementations.
• Relevant certifications:

• CrowdStrike CCFA / CCFH
• GICSP, GCIA, GCFA
• CISSP, CEH
• Fortinet NSE certifications

Ideal Candidate: Strong SOC/NOC Engineer with strong incident response capabilities plus hands-on OT security engineering experience, particularly Nozomi + CrowdStrike in industrial environments