Sr SOC Analyst

Join the Security Operations Center as a Senior SOC Analyst, a critical leadership role responsible for protecting the organization against security threats while mentoring the SOC team and driving operational excellence across 24 7 rotation. Youll be at the intersection of security, operations, and team leadership - monitoring real-time alerts, investigating complex incidents, responding to escalations, supporting infrastructure operations, and guiding SOC analysts to develop their expertise. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of security outcomes, and is passionate about building a high-performing SOC team. Youll have the opportunity to shape processes, mentor the next generation of security analysts, and directly influence how the team scales and matures.

What You Will Do

• Monitor real-time security alerts and investigate suspicious network, endpoint, and cloud activity through SIEM queries and threat-analysis tools; identify patterns and systemic detection gaps to improve overall SOC effectiveness.
• Identify, declare, document, and escalate security incidents in line with established incident-response playbooks; lead incident investigation for complex or critical cases and mentor junior analysts on investigative techniques.
• Analyze and remediate email-based threats including phishing, malware, spoofing attempts, and manage endpoint device security through EDR workflows and MDM policies, serve as the escalation point for complex email/endpoint incidents.
• Review and escalate cases from SOC Analysts, provide real-time guidance on incident handling, case-by-case coaching, and mentoring to help analysts develop deeper technical and investigative skills.
• Conduct regular knowledge-sharing sessions with the SOC team on threat trends, detection improvements, incident-response techniques, and lessons learned from recent incidents.
• Set up and manage shift schedules for SOC Analysts, ensure adequate coverage, address scheduling conflicts, and optimize team workload distribution across 24 7 rotation.
• Maintain accurate and timely incident documentation,create and improve runbooks, process documentation, and knowledge base articles to support team efficiency and consistency.
• Monitor external attack surface including brand-impersonation activity, fraudulent domain registrations, and social-engineering threats; validate honeytoken decoys and mentor analysts on external threat detection.
• Provide regular performance feedback, skill-development recommendations, and progress tracking to SOC Manager; identify training needs, certification opportunities, and career-growth paths for team members.

About You

• Hands-on experience in a Security Operations Center, security monitoring, incident-response, or threat-analysis role, demonstrated ability to triage complex incidents, lead investigations, and mentor junior analysts.
• Proven experience investigating advanced-threat scenarios including data-exfiltration indicators, lateral-movement attempts, privilege-escalation activities, credential harvesting, and unauthorized cloud-service access.
• Advanced understanding of IT infrastructure concepts including networks (IP, DNS, ports, protocols), endpoints, identity systems (IAM, SSO, MFA), and cloud environments.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills with the ability to guide analysts, provide constructive feedback, explain complex concepts clearly, and help team members improve performance and grow technically.
• Excellent communication and documentation discipline, able to write clear incident summaries, shift notes, and runbooks; comfortable presenting metrics and insights to senior leadership.
• Proactive problem-solver and analytical thinker with sound judgment about escalation priorities, resource allocation, and systemic process improvements, demonstrates ownership of SOC team outcomes.
• Experience managing shift schedules, on-call rotations, or team operations; comfortable with administrative/organizational tasks alongside technical work.

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• 1+ year of team-lead, shift-lead, or mentoring experience in a security or operations role.
• Proficiency with Okta for SSO/authentication workflows, admin console operations, and user access management.
• Exposure to advanced tools: Google SecOps, DoControl, Code42, Cloudflare email security, CrowdStrike Falcon, or incident.io.

Benefits Perks

• Competitive salary package
• Equity package: financial freedom starts with our employees, so all employees have ownership at MoonPay
• Pay-for-performance equity bonus: those who drive outsized outcomes receive outsized rewards
• Moonshot award: we honor exceptional impact. 10 employees twice a year, each earning a $250,000 equity grant
• Pension: employer contributions from day one
• Employee referral program: refer great people, earn 10K in USDC
• Flexible Time Off: choose when to work and when to switch off
• Birthday leave: take the day off to celebrate you
• Enhanced parental leave: more time with family, no second thought
• Hybrid working schedule: work fully remotely or from your nearest Moonbase
• Commuter benefits: public transport to and from the office
• Private healthcare benefits: to protect you and your loved ones
• Wellhub wellness membership: access to gyms, studios, classes, and wellness apps in one membership
• Unlimited enterprise access to the latest AI tools: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and whatevers next
• Lunch credit: meals covered on the days youre in the office
• Home office setup allowance: build the home office of your dreams
• Remote working allowance: those working fully remotely get a little extra for utilities
• Monthly product budget and zero-fee crypto transactions
• $1,000 Annual training budget: we support your learning journey
• High Potential Program: structured development, mentorship, and stretch opportunities
• Regular remote company offsites: high-impact in-person sessions and hackathons
• (Ireland) Cycle to Work scheme: tax-efficient bike, gear, and safety kit
• (UK) EV Salary Sacrifice: lease an electric vehicle through pre-tax salary