Watco · 1 day ago
Senior SOC Analyst - Overland Park, KS / Pittsburg, KS / Lowell, AR
Overland Park, KS
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expWatco is a multinational organization focused on keeping the world's supply chain moving through its various operations. The Senior SOC Analyst will be part of the Security Operations team, responsible for detecting and responding to security incidents, improving SOC processes, and engaging in project management to enhance the organization's security posture.
Customer ServiceLogisticsTransportationWarehousing
Responsibilities
Reviewing alerts, the evaluation of its urgency and relevancy
Perform vulnerability scans
Reviewing the vulnerability scan results and support creating remediation actions
Handle incidents and increasing the capabilities of the current defensive security tools
Deploy new products and tools to advance the capabilities of the team
Maintain the current security-related infrastructure (e.g. SIEM, Vulnerability Scanner, Cloud Posture Management, ZTNA tools, EDR tools)
Review, update, or create new standard operating procedures for effective SOC operation
Evaluate products and work with vendors to implement new products in our SOC
Work with end users on detecting and remediating end point alerts and issues
Perform threat hunting, event remediation, and deployment and tuning of security systems
Work on enhancing policies and procedures for standardized secure operations
Provide initial incident response and triage of new NOC and SOC events
Primarily work a day shift window, however there will be an after-hours and weekend incident management rotation with this position
Qualification
Required
3-5 years experience in SOC operations or a security related technical IT operations
Strong networking skills and understanding
Basic experience in security assessment and incident management
Technical education, preferably in computational sciences or business information technology
Basic experience in IT risk management, Information Security and IT processes
Excellent communication skills in English
Excellent Windows operating system skills
Key understanding of IP networking
Limited travel requirements with this role
Bachelor's degree
Preferred
Incident Response and cyber recovery
Performing vulnerability scans and assessments
Setting up and maintaining firewalls
MacOS and Linux
Scripting languages
DevSecOps experience
Securing cloud infrastructure
TSA SD-1580 regulations
USCG MTSA cybersecurity regulations
Spanish language skills
Benefits
Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek
Competitive compensation and benefits
Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University
Career advancement opportunities
Company
Watco
Watco is a full-service supply chain solutions provider specializing in rail, transloading, and logistics.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.57BKey Investors
Duration Capital Partners
2025-09-03Debt Financing· $250M
2025-06-17Private Equity· $600M
2024-07-10Debt Financing· $700M
Leadership Team
Dan Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Cordischi
SVP, Chief Information Officer
Recent News
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