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Retained Recruitment for Security Analyst (SOC)s

Security Analysts monitor, detect, and respond to security threats — the operational core of a security operations function. We find the professionals your team needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–35 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $70,000 – $130,000
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What Does a Security Analyst (SOC) Do?

Monitoring SIEM alerts and security events, investigating potential incidents, conducting triage and threat hunting, writing detection rules, documenting incident response procedures, maintaining security monitoring infrastructure, and escalating critical incidents.

What We Screen For

Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, or Chronicle), familiarity with common attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK), scripting ability for detection automation, and strong written communication for incident documentation. Tier 2+ candidates should have independent investigation capability.

💡 Hiring Insight

SOC analysts with active threat hunting experience and detection engineering skills are significantly more valuable than those limited to alert triage — ask specifically about what detection rules they have written and what investigations they have led.

Typical Compensation
$70,000 – $130,000
Tier 2–3 analysts with detection engineering and threat hunting experience command the top of this range.
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Recruiting a Security Analyst (SOC) — FAQ

Most Security Analyst (SOC) searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 35 business days. SOC analysts with active threat hunting experience and detection engineering skills are significantly more valuable than those limited to alert triage — ask specifically about what detection rules they have written and what investigations they have led. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, or Chronicle), familiarity with common attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK), scripting ability for detection automation, and strong written communication for incident documentation. Tier 2+ candidates should have independent investigation capability.
The best Security Analyst (SOC)s are almost always employed and not browsing job boards. SOC analysts with active threat hunting experience and detection engineering skills are significantly more valuable than those limited to alert triage — ask specifically about what detection rules they have written and what investigations they have led. A retained search means one dedicated recruiter works your role exclusively — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening technically, and presenting only candidates who genuinely match your brief.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional departs or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Security Analyst (SOC) roles typically ranges from $70,000 – $130,000. Tier 2–3 analysts with detection engineering and threat hunting experience command the top of this range. We include real-time compensation benchmarking in every retained search.
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