Sr Security Analyst (SOC-IR, Cloud)

Job Summary

Aboud Gartner Information Security: Gartner Information Security enables the business to move quickly and confidently by protecting our people, data, and ideas. We are a global team of defenders, investigators, engineers, and lifelong learners who solve complex security challenges together.

You will join an inclusive, security-first culture where expertise is shared, thoughtful challenge is encouraged, and strong ideas can come from anyone. If you are curious, practical, and motivated to strengthen the security posture of a global organization, you will have the opportunity to make a visible impact here.

About the role:

We are seeking a Senior Security Analyst to help strengthen our global Security Operations capability. You will independently handle complex investigations, improve detection and response, and help protect Gartner's people, data, and intellectual property. You will independently handle complex investigations, improve detection and response, and help protect Gartner's people, data and intellectual property.

This is a hands-on role for someone who combines strong technical capability with sound judgement, clear communication, and a drive to improve how a global SOC operates. You will be an experienced investigator, a trusted technical escalation point for other analysts, a mentor and a builder of better ways to detect, investigate, and respond.

Pls note: Our Security Operations Centre (SOC) operates on a continuous 24x7 model to protect global systems and support business needs across time zones.

What you will need

• Relevant experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in information security, security operations, incident response, or an equivalent hands-on role.
• Investigation capability: Proven experience triaging and investigating cybersecurity events and incidents, prioritizing effectively and working confidently in a time-sensitive environment.
• Technical depth: Hands-on experience across SIEM or XDR, EDR, email security, web proxy and digital forensics and incident response.
• Cloud and data skills: Experience investigating AWS, Azure or GCP environments and working with SPL, KQL, SQL or comparable query languages.
• Proactive defense: Practical threat-hunting experience; red or purple team exposure is advantageous.
• Automation mindset: Ability to automate Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies and identify opportunities to reduce repetitive operational work.
• Influence and communication: Strong written and verbal communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly and support other analysts.
• Growth mindset: Curiosity, continuous learning, and a track record of improving tools, processes, and team capability.
• Training and Certifications: A bachelor s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering or equivalent practical experience is preferred. Certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, or comparable credentials are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex incidents: Independently investigate security incidents from initial triage through scoping, containment, remediation and closure, escalating high-impact events and coordinating with the Lead Security Analyst when needed.
• Analyze deeply: Correlate evidence across SIEM, EDR, cloud, email, proxy, network and supporting telemetry to determine root cause, scope, impact and remediation.
• Communicate clearly: Produce concise, high-quality investigation notes, incident reports and actionable outcomes for technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Improve detection and response: Develop and tune detection content, investigative workflows and playbooks aligned with MITRE ATT&CK, the Cyber Kill Chain and other relevant frameworks.
• Build and automate: Develop practical tools and automation that reduce repetitive work, accelerate investigations, and improve SOC effectiveness.
• Hunt proactively: Identify malicious behavior, vulnerabilities, control gaps, misconfigurations and anomalous activity across endpoint, network and cloud environments.
• Support the team: Act as an escalation point for other analysts, share knowledge, and help strengthen technical and investigative capability.
• Drive continuous improvement: Contribute practical ideas that improve processes, demonstrate operational excellence, and advance the maturity of the global SOC.

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