Security Operations Analyst
Posted 25 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Security Operations Analyst (Cyber Defense Operations)”
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- Management level
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- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
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CertificationsMicrosoft SC-200, GCIH, CEH, GCFA, CCNA, MCSE
Location: Valencia, Spain, Hybrid OR Remote across EMEA
Employment: Full-Time Contract
Duration: 6 months, with potential extension
Language: Fluent English required
Industry: Cybersecurity / Cloud / Enterprise Security
About the Opportunity
Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a major international organization for a Security Operations Analyst to join a global Cybersecurity Operations team.
You’ll be part of a 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating, and responding to cyber threats across enterprise, cloud, network, and endpoint environments.
This is a hands-on security role focused on alert triage, threat investigation, log analysis, incident response, and security monitoring, working alongside cybersecurity specialists distributed across multiple regions.
What You’ll Do
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Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts across SIEM, EDR, Microsoft security tools, and cloud platforms.
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Analyze host and network logs from Windows, Linux, databases, applications, web servers, firewalls, and NIDS/HIDS.
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Investigate suspicious activity, identify root causes, and determine appropriate remediation or escalation.
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Support incident response, remediation, and recovery activities.
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Work closely with Incident Response and other cybersecurity teams to manage security threats.
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Analyze network and security events using TCP/IP, syslog, firewall, and network monitoring data.
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Identify opportunities to improve detection quality and reduce false positives through tuning and optimization.
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Gather technical information from clients to improve security monitoring and detection.
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Prepare and present security reports, summaries, and technical findings.
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Contribute to SOC procedures, documentation, knowledge bases, and quality-control processes.
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Review operational feedback and implement corrective actions to continuously improve service quality.
What We’re Looking For
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of relevant experience in IT/cybersecurity, including security alert triage and incident support.