Our Client: A leading provider of innovative cybersecurity and digital resilience solutions, is seeking a Senior Detection & Response Analyst. This role offers the chance to shape high-impact security operations, strengthen threat detection capabilities, and grow your career in a fast-moving, mission-critical environment.
Position: Senior Detection & Response Analyst
Duration: Contrac to perm ( 1+ Year Contract)
Location: Remote
Work Arrangement: Remote
Role Summary:
Join a dynamic team driving 24x7 security monitoring, incident escalation, and threat response to help protect critical business operations. In this role, you will analyze security events, guide incident triage, mentor team members, and contribute to improving SOC processes, automation, and machine-speed response. You ll play a key part in identifying threats, recommending security improvements, and supporting incident response efforts across internal teams and stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced security professional looking to make a measurable impact in an innovative, growth-oriented environment.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the escalation point for security incidents and provide expert guidance on monitoring improvements
- Lead shift activities as needed and mentor Incident Detection team members
- Triage and investigate security incidents using threat intelligence, IDS, firewalls, and related tools
- Support 24x7 monitoring coverage and participate in an on-call rotation
- Assist with containment, remediation, and incident response coordination
- Conduct threat hunting based on internal and external intelligence
- Create daily/monthly reports and maintain documentation, playbooks, and procedures
- Identify operational gaps and recommend security posture enhancements
- Support automation and agentic SOC development through feedback and feature recommendations
Ideal Candidates Will Have:
- 4+ years of experience in Security Operations monitoring
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Experience mentoring or guiding team members in a SOC environment
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high-urgency environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Required Skills/Experience:
- Experience with SIEM/SOC tools such as Sentinel, Splunk, ATP, Symantec Endpoint, TrendMicro, McAfee Web Gateway, Checkpoint Firewalls, Bluecoat, Sourcefire, or Active Directory
- Advanced knowledge of network monitoring and exploitation techniques
- Strong technical background in security, network, infrastructure, cloud, and applications
- Knowledge of common attack vectors and web application threats
- Understanding of network-level protocols such as DNS, HTTP, and SMB
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and documentation tools
Other Skills:
- Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, or related field preferred
- GCIA, GCFA, GCIH, or CASP certifications are a plus
- Tines or other automation experience is highly valued
Calance Consultant Benefits Offerings:
- EPO/PPO Medical Plan (Anthem)
- HMO/PPO Dental programs (Anthem)
- Vision - VSP (MetLife)
- 401K VOYA Retirement vesting program
Who is Calance?
Calance is a global IT company with operations in the United States, Canada, and India. Over the years, Calance has grown organically and has acquired numerous successful IT Services firms along the way. As a result, the company today is a mix of diverse cultures, talents, and expertise that collaborate globally to bring our best capabilities and thinking to clients. Calance also offers benefits which includes Medical, Dental, Vision care, and 401K.
Calance - the place to grow.
www.calance.com
