Security Operations Analyst [Remote-US]

Job Description

Job Description

To help keep everyone safe, we encourage all applicants to pay close attention to protect themselves during their job search. When applying for a position online you are at risk of being targeted by malicious actors looking for personal data. Please be aware we will only reach out via email using the domain quanata.com. Anything that does not match those domains should be ignored and considered a security risk.

About Us

Quanata is on a mission to help ensure a better world through context-based insurance solutions. We are an exceptional, customer centered team with a passion for creating innovative technologies, digital products, and brands. We blend some of the best Silicon Valley talent and cutting-edge thinking with the long-term backing of leading insurer, State Farm.

Learn more about us and our work at quanata.com

Our Team

From data scientists and actuaries to engineers, designers and marketers, we're a world class team of tech-minded professionals from some of the best companies in Silicon Valley, and around the world. We've come together to create the context-based insurance solutions and experiences of the future. We know that the key to our success isn't just about nailing the technology—it's hiring the talented people who will help us continue to make a quantifiable impact.

The role

As a Security Operations Analyst at Quanata, you will serve as a frontline defender within our Security Operations Center (SOC), responsible for monitoring alerts, investigating threats, and supporting the effectiveness of our detection and response workflows. You will work closely with engineering, IT, and other security teams to triage incidents, assess risks, and drive operational improvements across our hybrid infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about hands-on defense and continuous process improvement.

Your day-to-day

• Monitor and triage alerts using SIEM, endpoint, and cloud security platforms
• Investigate anomalous activity and escalate incidents according to defined runbooks
• Track investigations and incident status using Jira or other case management tools
• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to validate and remediate alerts
• Support incident response, including containment and root cause analysisIdentify trends in alert fatigue and contribute to tuning and detection improvements
• Maintain and improve SOC playbooks, runbooks, and detection documentation
• Participate in security incident postmortems and response exercises
• Support the security evaluation of third-party commercial products by triaging incoming requests or conducting technical reviews for suspicious behaviors, integration risks, and monitoring gaps prior to deployment
• Contribute to threat-informed detection development and SLA tracking for triage and response

About you

Bonus points

Salary : $145,000 - $195,000

Additional Details :

Quanata, LLC is an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

If you are a San Francisco resident, please read the City and County of San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance notice. https : / / www.sf.gov / sites / https : / / www.sf.gov / sites / default / files / 2022 - 12 / FCO%20poster2020_0.pdf

This role is employed by Quanata, LLC which is a separate company in the State Farm family of companies.

If you require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to your Talent Acquisition Partner for assistance.