[Remote] SOC Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UST is a mission-driven technology company that transforms lives through innovation. They are seeking a detail-oriented SOC Analyst to triage and assess security incidents, collaborate with operational teams, and apply analytical thinking to incidents that deviate from standard procedures.

Responsibilities

• Triage and assess security incidents to determine severity, validity, and required next steps
• Collaborate closely with customer‑side operational personnel, clearly communicating findings, risks, and concerns
• Apply analytical thinking to incidents that deviate from standard procedures, adapting response steps when playbooks do not fully apply
• Investigate potential security events using multiple security and operational tools to confirm true compromise versus false positives
• Review and correlate data across platforms to accelerate decision‑making and incident closure
• Leverage ServiceNow to manage user requests and validate prior approvals that may allow incidents to be resolved as false positives without further investigation

Skills

• Proficiency in incident triaging within a security operations environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to raise concerns and coordinate with customer operational teams
• Demonstrated analytical thinking skills, including the ability to handle incident variations beyond standard playbooks
• Experience with or working knowledge of the following tools: Palo Alto XSOAR – for centralized incident handling and orchestration
• Experience with or working knowledge of the following tools: Palo Alto XDR – for running search queries to determine true compromise versus false positives
• Experience with or working knowledge of the following tools: Proofpoint – for analyzing and triaging the majority of incoming security incidents and identifying relevant indicators quickly
• Experience with or working knowledge of Microsoft tools – for gathering critical user and system information (e.g., connection or activity status) to validate incidents
• Experience with or working knowledge of ServiceNow (SNOW) – for managing user requests and identifying prior approvals that can justify closing incidents as false positives

Benefits

• Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year
• Receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year)
• 10 paid holidays
• Eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• May purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits
• Participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines

Company Overview

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