SOC Analyst
SOC Analyst at SIX/BME (Spanish stock exchange group) working hybrid in Madrid: detecting, investigating and responding to cyber threats across endpoint, network, identity, cloud and email. Day to day involves tuning SIEM detections, incident response, threat hunting with MITRE ATT&CK, and SOAR automation using Sentinel, Elastic, Defender for Endpoint, Cortex XSOAR and Python.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Las Rozas de Madrid, ES
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Security
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 4+ years of experience in SOC operations, detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response
- Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms
- Strong background in detection rule development, security investigations, and threat hunting across multiple telemetry sources
- Experience with scripting, automation, APIs, and tools such as Python, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD practices
- Knowledge of security query languages and frameworks, including MITRE ATT&CK
- Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills
Nice to have
- Experience with Sentinel, Elastic, Defender for Endpoint, and Cortex XSOAR
Full description
BME - Bolsas y Mercados Españoles - drives the transformation of financial markets and belongs to SIX, the third largest exchange group in Europe.
What sets us apart drives us ahead: between local roots and global relevance, we are a unique blend of tradition and future, of foundation and growth. We value bright minds and inspire them to grow with their ideas. Come and shape the future of finance with us.
SOC Analyst
Madrid | Working from home up to 40% | Reference 8166
The Security Operations Center (SOC) is a critical Line of Defense 1 function at SIX, responsible for detecting, investigating, and responding to cyber threats across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and email environments. We are looking for a hands-on security professional with experience in incident response, threat hunting, and security monitoring. In this role, you will investigate complex alerts, develop and tune detection use cases, support containment and remediation efforts, improve automation and playbooks, and proactively identify threats to strengthen SIX's overall security posture.
Does it sound interesting for you? Apply now with your CV in English. We are looking forward to hearing for you.
What You Will Do
- Develop, tune, and maintain threat detections and SIEM use cases across endpoint, network, identity, cloud, mail, and M365 environments.
- Investigate complex security incidents, lead threat analysis, and coordinate containment and remediation activities.
- Design and improve detection content, SOC automation, SOAR workflows, and incident response playbooks.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting using threat intelligence and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- Identify detection gaps and continuously enhance SOC capabilities and security posture.
- Mentor junior analysts and contribute to SOC process improvements and knowledge sharing.
What You Bring
- 4+ years of experience in SOC operations, detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms (preferably Sentinel, Elastic, Defender for Endpoint, and Cortex XSOAR).
- Strong background in detection rule development, security investigations, and threat hunting across multiple telemetry sources.
- Experience with scripting, automation, APIs, and tools such as Python, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
- Knowledge of security query languages and frameworks, including MITRE ATT&CK.
- Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.