Great Value Hiring · 7 hours ago
SOC Investigation Specialist
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$30/hr - $35/hr
3+ years expGreat Value Hiring is seeking a SOC Investigation Specialist to enhance their security operations. The role involves reviewing and evaluating SOC alerts, conducting end-to-end security investigations, and making decisive evaluations based on investigative evidence.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Review, monitor, and evaluate SOC alerts and investigation outputs based on predefined scenarios and criteria
Distinguish true positives from false positives by validating investigative evidence and alert context
Perform end-to-end security investigations when required, including log analysis, entity pivoting, timeline reconstruction, and evidence correlation
Assess the correctness, completeness, and quality of SOC investigations produced by automated or human workflows
Make clear binary determinations (e.g., ACCEPT / PASS) while also producing detailed ground-truth investigations when required
Use Splunk extensively to pivot across logs, entities, and timelines, including reading and reasoning about SPL queries
Qualification
Required
3+ years of hands-on experience as a SOC analyst in a production SOC environment (Tier 2 or above strongly preferred)
Strong understanding of alert triage, incident investigation workflows, and evidence-based decision-making under time constraints
Mandatory hands-on experience with Splunk, including: Conducting investigations using Splunk, Reading, understanding, and reasoning about SPL queries, Pivoting between logs, entities, and timelines
Proven ability to evaluate SOC investigations and determine whether conclusions are valid, incomplete, or incorrect
Strong investigative judgment and comfort making decisive evaluations
Company
Great Value Hiring
We started "Great Value Hiring" with a simple idea: to make meaningful connections.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase