SOC Analyst

The payments market is the most exciting technology market in the world today for good reason. McKinsey values it globally at over $2 trillion and it’s growing between 13-15% year-on-year. Some of the largest most dynamic brands are investing in this sector; Apple has ApplePay, Google has GooglePay, Amazon has AmazonPay, and it’s not just the Silicon Valley brands. Tencent owns WeChatPay, Alibaba owns Alipay and digital disruptors like Square, Stripe and Adyen all invest millions to grow the payments market.
 

Planet are a technology company that’s transforming payments by putting the customer experience first. We help our customers deliver a better experience for guests, shoppers, and consumers everywhere. We operate in a market that continues to evolve and expand, partnering with the world’s most prestigious brands across Retail and Hospitality, and with a network of Financial Services partners worldwide. 
 

To meet consumer demands, payments must be simple, safe, and invisible. The only way to do this is to fully embed payments in the software that runs business. By combining software and payment technology, Planet’s creating a world of connected commerce, that makes payments feel good.  
 

We’re growing organically, and with strong Private Equity investors, Advent International and Eurazeo, we’ve the financial capital and expertise to grow our capabilities and reach through acquisition. 

Role Overview

As an L2 SOC Analyst you will be working alongside our established Global SOC Team and our MSSP partner to effectively and timely respond and manage security incidents and alerts.

Planet’s Global SOC Team provides 24x7x365 monitoring and you will be required to work shifts.

What you will do

• Be the first point of contact for security events, anomalies, incidents, and investigations.
• Create and improve security incident response playbooks and procedures.
• Monitor, triage, and respond to alerts produced various monitoring solutions and escalated to you by external MSSP.
• Conduct log-based and endpoint-based threat detection to protect against threats coming from multiple sources.
• Correlate suspicious activities across assets (endpoint, network, applications) and environments (on-premises, cloud) to identify patterns of anomalous activity.
• Work with our MSSP and service owners to ensure proper onboarding of all log sources into the SIEM solution.
• Manage post-incident activities to ensure gaps are closed to prevent future incidents
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish, maintain, and continuously improve monitoring, alerting, and reporting

Who you are

• 4+ years’ experience in information security monitoring and incident response.
• Proven experience in working with Splunk SIEM
• Proven experience in working with Defender XDR
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks if alone on the shift.
• Comfortable building scripts to automate tasks (e.g PowerShell, Python).
• Proven experience with phishing and malware detection, analysis, and response.
• Good knowledge of Network, Linux, and Windows Operating Systems
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

Why Planet :

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.