SOC Analyst

Associate, SOC Analyst

Your Future Evolves Here

Evolent Health has a bold mission to change the health of the nation by changing the way health care is delivered. Our pursuit of this mission is the driving force that brings us to work each day. We believe in embracing new ideas, challenging ourselves and failing forward. We respect and celebrate individual talents and team wins. We have fun while working hard and Evolenteers often make a difference working in everything from scrubs to jeans.

Are we growing? Absolutely and Globally. In 2021 we grew our teams by almost 50% and continue to grow even more in 2022. Are we recognized as a company you are supported by for your career and growth, and a great place to work? Definitely. Evolent Health International (Pune, India) has been certified as "Great Places to Work" in 2021. In 2020 and 2021 Evolent in the U.S. was both named Best Company for Women to Advance list by and earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This index is the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

We recognize employees that live our values, give back to our communities each year, and are champions for bringing our whole selves to work each day. If you're looking for a place where your work can be personally and professionally rewarding, don't just join a company with a mission. Join a mission with a company behind it.

What You'll Be Doing:

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented SOC Associate to join our Security Operations Center team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience and operational knowledge of cybersecurity tools including Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, and Elastic Stack. You will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security events to protect the organization from cyber threats.

• Monitor and analyze security alerts from SIEM, endpoint, network, and cloud-based tools.

• Investigate and respond to security incidents in real-time, escalating as needed.

• Utilize tools such as Zscaler for web filtering and cloud-based threat intelligence.

• Perform endpoint threat detection and response using CrowdStrike Falcon.

• Leverage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for malware, vulnerability, and behavioral analysis.

• Use Elastic Stack (ELK) to query and analyze logs for threat detection and hunting.

• Maintain incident tickets and documentation in accordance with SOC procedures.

• Collaborate with IT and security teams to remediate threats and vulnerabilities.

• Participate in continuous improvement of SOC processes, playbooks, and tools.

• Stay updated on the latest cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques.

• 1–3 years of experience in a SOC, incident response, or cybersecurity analyst role.

• Experience with:

  • Zscaler (ZIA, ZPA) – policy monitoring, traffic inspection, threat intel integration.

  • CrowdStrike Falcon – threat detection, response, and EDR workflows.

  • Microsoft Defender – endpoint and antivirus management, alerts analysis.

  • Elastic (ELK) – Kibana dashboards, log analysis, and correlation rules.

• Familiarity with networking concepts, firewalls, proxy, DNS, and TCP/IP.

• Basic understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat modeling.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• CompTIA Security+

• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate

• CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Responder (CCFR)

• Zscaler Certified Professional

• Elastic Certified Analyst

• Rotational shifts may be required depending on SOC coverage.

• On-call availability for critical incidents.

• Work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative team environment.

Mandatory Requirements:

Employees must have a high-speed broadband internet connection with a minimum speed of 50 Mbps and the ability to set up a wired connection to their home network to ensure effective remote work. These requirements may be updated as needed by the business.

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Evolent Health is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.