New York Life Insurance Company · 16 minutes ago
Senior Associate - SOC Analyst
New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$121K/yr - $172K/yr
6+ years expNew York Life Insurance Company is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented SOC Analyst to join their Security Operations Center. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the detection, analysis, and response to cybersecurity threats while leveraging enterprise security tools and best practices.
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Responsibilities
Monitor various security channels (e.g. SIEM, EDR), dashboards, reports, ticketing systems, and communication platforms for potential security events
Follow documented procedures to triage security alerts and determine if escalation is required
Escalate validated incidents to more senior SOC personnel or Cyber Incident team( Level 3)
Log and maintain detailed case notes for all investigations in the case management system
Assist in identifying false positives and improve detection accuracy under supervision
Understand and use AI tools to improve speed of investigation
Identify AI and Automation use cases to improve the SOC efficiency
Perform Threat Hunting when necessary
Gain familiarity with New York Life’s security tools and infrastructure
Gain familiarity with normal NYL business practices to assist in determining threat risks
Mentor, support, and train junior team members
Support the SOC team by following established playbooks and runbooks
Participate in team reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions to build SOC awareness and skills
Support SLA compliance by following timeliness and accuracy standards for investigations
Contribute to continuous service improvement by offering feedback on alert quality and response processes. Identify improvement opportunities
Ability to effectively utilize AI and identify improve analysis processes and response times
Engage in ongoing learning to develop technical skills and knowledge of cybersecurity threats and defense strategies
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 6 years of experience working as a SOC Analyst
Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience
Solid understanding of common networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) and infrastructure devices (e.g., routers, switches)
Strong experience working with cybersecurity tools such as SIEM, EDR, SOAR, Phishing Protection/Email Security, (Elastic, Splunk, Qradar, Google SecOps, Palo XSOAR, SentinelOne, Crowdstrike, Abnormal.AI, CISCO Ironport, Proofpoint)
Experience with runtime security monitoring on modern, containerized workloads (Kubernets, EKS, etc.)
Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts such as DLP, IDS/IPS, firewalls, Proxies
Solid understanding of Threat Intelligence, IOCs, and Threat Hunting concepts and procedures
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and services, preferably in AWS and AZURE
Familiarity with cybersecurity incident analysis and response frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, etc.) and their application to cloud and hybrid environments
Foundational understanding of AI concepts such as LLM, Agents, Models
Experience with and effectively utilize AI/ML to improve day to day productivity through automation, Agentic or otherwise
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong desire to build a career in cybersecurity and eagerness to learn new technologies
Ability to work in a team environment and follow guidance from senior analysts
Preferred
Preferred certifications include: Security+, Network+, CCNA, AWS Security - Specialty, CCSP, GCLD, GCFR, GCTD or similar
Benefits
Leave programs
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Company
New York Life Insurance Company
For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime.
10001+ employees
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