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New York Life Insurance Company · 3 weeks ago

Senior Associate - SOC Analyst

New York, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$121K/yr - $172K/yr

6+ years exp

New York Life Insurance Company is a Fortune 100 mutual company committed to integrity and innovation. They are seeking a skilled SOC Analyst to support the detection, analysis, and response to cybersecurity threats, leveraging enterprise security tools and best practices.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Cybersecurity toolsThreat IntelligenceCloud infrastructureIncident response frameworksNetworking protocolsAI conceptsAutomationDesire to learnCertificationsCommunication skillsTeamworkMentoring

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

Adoption assistance

Student loan repayment programs

Company

New York Life Insurance Company

For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime.

Founded in 1845

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.newyorklife.com/

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