Associate SOC Analyst

Job Overview

You’ve got the spark, the curiosity that makes you ask “why? ” when others move on. You love solving puzzles, learning new tools, and understanding how things work (and how they break).

Maybe you’ve done some hands-on IT work, tinkered with packet captures, or even caught yourself reading about the latest exploits for fun. If that sounds like you, you might be exactly who we’re looking for.

Job Description

At Expel, we protect customers by thinking like attackers. Our analysts investigate alerts, dig through data, and communicate findings with empathy and precision.

This is more than an entry point, it’s a launch pad. We’ll train you, mentor you, and help you grow from your first alert triage to full-scale investigations. You’ll learn from expert analysts who’ve seen it all (and lived to meme about it).

You’ll refine your craft in real-world scenarios, protecting real organizations, and making a visible impact. What Expel Can Do For You Analyze and investigate alerts to identify, assess, and respond to potential threats.

Collaborate with teammates and customer security teams to remediate incidents and strengthen defenses. Conduct threat hunts and root-cause analysis to uncover attacker activity.

Take ownership of alert triage through the entire lifecycle-from detection to resolution. Constantly look for ways to improve how we detect, defend, and deliver for our customers. Participate in 24x7 rotational coverage, because attackers don’t sleep.

What You Can Do For Expel (With the help of training, of course) Get you out of theory and into real security operations. Surround you with seasoned mentors who want to see you succeed. Offer training, tools, and hands-on experience to accelerate your career.

Key Responsibilities

• As an Associate SOC Analyst , you’ll be on the front lines of our Managed Detection & Response (MDR) service, helping detect, analyze, and respond to threats across diverse environments from endpoint to cloud.
• Constantly look for ways to improve how we detect, defend, and deliver for our customers.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Offer training, tools, and hands-on experience to accelerate your career.
• Experience with Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, including command-line familiarity.
• 1–2 years of IT or security experience is preferred, but if you’ve got passion, potential, and a compelling story, we want to hear it.
• Your salary will ultimately be based on factors such as your experience, skills, team equity, and market data.

Benefits and Perks

• Provide transparent pay, unlimited PTO, flexible work, and up to 24 weeks parental leave.
• Additional notes The base salary range for this role is between $85,000 USD and $90,000 USD + 20% bonus (paid out quarterly) & equity.
• Your salary will ultimately be based on factors such as your experience, skills, team equity, and market data.
• You’ll also be eligible for unlimited PTO (which we model and encourage), work location flexibility, up to 24 weeks of parental leave, and really excellent health benefits.
• We’ll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Work Location and Schedule

This role is listed as Remote USA with location information shown as Remote USA. The employment type is Full Time.

About the Company

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