SOC Investigation Specialist Talent Network | $70-$95/hr Remote
Overview
This role is with a confidential company seeking experienced SOC analysts to help shape next-generation security automation and AI-driven investigation systems. You'll apply your real-world investigative judgment to review, validate, and build high-quality security cases across SIEM, endpoint, cloud, and identity environments. It's a remote, part-time position paying $70–$95/hr, ideal for analysts who want to influence how security teams detect and respond to threats.
What You'll Do6
- 1Review and evaluate SOC alerts and investigation outputs against predefined scenarios, separating genuine threats from false positives.
- 2Run end-to-end security investigations—including log analysis, entity pivoting, timeline reconstruction, and evidence correlation—when needed.
- 3Assess the accuracy, completeness, and quality of investigations produced by automated systems or other analysts.
- 4Use Splunk extensively to pivot across logs, entities, and timelines, including reading and reasoning about SPL queries.
- 5Produce clear, detailed documentation of investigative steps, assumptions, evidence, and conclusions.
- 6Collaborate with program leads and fellow annotators to maintain high standards, and mentor other analysts when serving in a lead role.
Requirements6
- 13+ years of hands-on SOC analyst experience in a production environment, ideally at Tier 2 or above.
- 2Strong understanding of alert triage, incident investigation workflows, and evidence-based decision-making under time pressure.
- 3Mandatory practical experience with Splunk, including conducting investigations, reading and reasoning about SPL queries, and pivoting across logs and timelines.
- 4Proven ability to evaluate SOC investigations and determine whether conclusions are valid, incomplete, or incorrect.
- 5Solid investigative judgment and comfort making decisive evaluations in ambiguous situations.
- 6Fluent English (verbal and written) with strong documentation and communication skills.
Who Should Apply
This role is for seasoned SOC analysts who thrive on dissecting alerts, validating evidence, and making tough judgment calls. You should be comfortable working independently on a remote, part-time basis and have a deep appreciation for how automation and AI can augment—but not replace—human expertise. If you're looking to apply your investigative skills to improve the next generation of security tools, this is the opportunity for you.
Salary Insight
The role offers an hourly rate between $70 and $95, based on experience and qualifications.
Application Tip
When applying, prepare a concrete example of a complex investigation you led—detail how you used Splunk to pivot across logs and entities, and how you determined the final verdict. Highlighting your decision-making process will set you apart.
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