We are seeking a seasoned Level 2 SOC Analyst Lead to spearhead threat operations, mentor junior analysts, and drive advanced investigations within a high-stakes 24/7 Security Operations Center. You will be responsible for incident response leadership, threat hunting, forensic analysis, and client governance, while ensuring alignment with government and industry cybersecurity compliance standards.

• Lead daily SOC shift operations, ensuring strict adherence to incident SLAs (e.g., MTTR < 15 mins for P1).
• Mentor L1 SOC analysts in triage techniques, alert validation, and incident response playbooks.
• Conduct quarterly purple team exercises to validate SOC detection effectiveness.
• Deliver monthly presentations of SOC threat reports to client CISOs and key stakeholders.
• Lead deep-dive forensic investigations involving:
  • Memory/disk forensics using Autopsy, FTK, Vola...