Job Title: Threat Detection & Response Analyst
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Threat Detection & Response Analyst with our client located in San Jose, CA.
Job Responsibilities:- Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts and events across enterprise environments using Splunk SIEM, EDR, network, cloud, and endpoint telemetry.
- Analyze security event logs from diverse sources including firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection platforms, operating systems, and cloud services to identify malicious activity.
- Perform initial and advanced analysis of security incidents, determine scope and impact, identify root cause, and recommend containment and remediation actions.
- Escalate confirmed incidents appropriately and support end-to-end incident response activities, including coordination with IT, cloud, and infrastructure teams.
- Design, validate, tune, and optimize detection logic, correlation rules, dashboards, and alerting use cases to improve signal-to-noise ratio and operational efficiency.
- Ensure log ingestion health, completeness, and fidelity across critical infrastructure and enterprise systems.
- Support onboarding and integration of new log sources into the Splunk environment, including validation of parsing, normalization, and field extraction.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting using SIEM, EDR, CASB, and cloud telemetry to identify advanced or evasive threats that bypass automated detections.
- Monitor network traffic and behavioral indicators to detect anomalies, lateral movement, privilege abuse, and data exfiltration attempts.
- Prioritize vulnerabilities and remediation efforts based on threat context, asset criticality, and business impact.
- Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to track remediation, validate fixes, and reduce recurring risk.
- Continuously improve detection coverage, response playbooks, and SOC workflows based on incident learnings and emerging threats.
- Maintain accurate documentation for detection use cases, log flows, triage procedures, threat models, and operational standards.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional security and IT teams to ensure rapid, effective response to security incidents.
Job Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in a SOC, threat detection, or incident response role with hands-on experience
- Strong expertise in threat analysis, incident investigation, and response workflows.
- Solid understanding of enterprise log sources including Windows/Linux servers, network devices, endpoints, and cloud platforms.
- Experience triaging and investigating alerts in complex, multi-platform environments.
- Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or similar, including cloud-native logging and security services.
- Knowledge of detection engineering, correlation logic, MITRE ATT&CK techniques, and SOC operational best practices.
- Ability to communicate findings clearly and collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Comfortable operating in diverse, global environments with strong adaptability and professionalism.
- Curious, resilient, and data-driven mindset with a passion for continuous learning and threat research.
- Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Pentest+, or similar are a plus.
Job Details:- Job Type: Contract:
- Pay Range: $80-$85/hr.
- Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite).
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.