Information Security Analyst (Security Operations / SOC Focus)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Information Security Analyst (Security Operations / SOC Focus) for a contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in San Francisco, CA .

Responsibilities :

• Monitor and analyze security events using Splunk, applying SPL queries to identify patterns, anomalies, and potential threats.
• Support Level and Level SOC operations, including initial triage, escalation, and incident response activities aligned with the cyber kill chain framework.
• Use SQL for querying and validating event data across databases and reporting platforms.
• Apply Python (or R) for automating security analysis tasks, parsing logs, or building small tools for data enrichment.
• Prepare reports and presentations using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to summarize findings and support incident reviews.
• Contribute to process improvement and threat-hunting efforts by correlating data from multiple sources.

Required Skills :