Senior Cyber Threat Response; CTR Analyst – SOC Operations; XSIAM​/XSOAR​/XDR

Job Summary

This role will support day‑to‑day cyber threat monitoring, triage, and incident response within our banking client’s SOC as part of the broader AI‑Ready Cyber Resilience program. This role focuses on alert investigation, threat validation, and coordinated response, leveraging Palo Alto XSIAM/XSOAR/XDR capabilities to protect the organization.

• Effectively triage and investigate security alerts within XSIAM/XDR
• Improve incident response consistency and documentation quality
• Leverage automation and playbooks to accelerate response and reduce manual effort

• 7-10+ years in cybersecurity
• Strong hands‑on investigation experience required
• Hands‑on experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM, XSOAR, and/or XDR
• Including use of playbooks and automation (execution, not necessarily heavy development)
• Experience in financial services or regulated SOC environments
• Strong understanding of:
  • SOC operations (Tier 2/3 level)
  • Incident detection, triage, and response workflows
• Experience:
  • Investigating SIEM/XDR alerts and potential threats
  • Performing incident analysis, documentation, and escalation
• Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Ability to:
  • Evaluate suspicious activity and determine severity
  • Coordinate or lift remediation actions
  • Maintain clear, audit‑ready documentation

• Experience with:
  • Automation/playbook tuning (not full build, but optimization)
  • Threat hunting or proactive detection work
• Exposure to:
  • Endpoint security (EDR/XDR) tools
  • AI‑assisted alerting (XSIAM context)