Senior Security Operations Analyst III

Clearfield, Inc.$145K — $170K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years in security operations or incident response
  • Deep knowledge of SIEM and EDR technologies
  • Experience applying threat intelligence and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK
  • Strong skills in data analysis, automation, and AI-enabled tools
  • Ability to solve complex security problems independently
  • Certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, or OSCP are a plus
  • Experience with cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic goals

Responsibilities

  • Lead investigations of security events across varied environments
  • Develop and optimize threat detection across security platforms
  • Collaborate with other teams to investigate and respond to threats
  • Use threat intelligence and automation for improved detection
  • Mentor junior analysts and establish operational processes
  • Evaluate and enhance detection coverage against emerging threats
  • Enhance Security Operations documentation and workflows

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans
  • Family-building benefits including fertility and adoption support
  • Flexible time off and wellness stipend
  • Free OneMedical memberships for employees and dependents
  • CLEAR Plus membership
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Catered lunches and stocked kitchens
Full Job Description
CLEAR is seeking a Senior Security Operations Analyst III to join our SOC team to help strengthen our ability to detect, investigate, and respond to evolving security threats. In this role, you'll lead complex investigations, improve CLEAR's threat detection and response capabilities, and serve as a trusted security partner while helping develop the analysts and program around you.

What you'll do:
  • Lead complex investigations of security events across corporate networks, endpoints, data centers, cloud environments, and other critical systems, driving incidents from initial analysis through escalation and remediation
  • Develop, tune, and optimize threat detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and other security platforms, proactively identifying coverage gaps, reducing false positives, and improving the fidelity of security alerts
  • Partner with Engineering, Infrastructure, and other teams to investigate threats, identify root causes, communicate risk, and drive timely remediation and improvements to CLEAR's security posture
  • Apply threat intelligence, data, automation, and AI-enabled tools to identify emerging attack patterns, accelerate investigations, improve detection workflows, and strengthen decision-making while applying sound security judgment
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for other analysts, mentoring junior team members, sharing knowledge, and helping establish scalable processes, playbooks, and standards for threat detection and analysis
  • Continuously evaluate CLEAR's detection coverage against the evolving threat landscape and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, identifying opportunities to improve visibility and proactively defend against emerging threats
  • Lead improvements to Security Operations workflows, standard operating procedures, documentation, and tooling to increase the quality, consistency, and efficiency of threat analysis and incident response
  • Clearly communicate technical findings, risk, and recommended actions to technical and non-technical stakeholders, tailoring the level of detail to the audience
  • Participate in the Security Operations on-call rotation and respond to critical security events and incidents outside of standard working hours, as needed


How you'll measure success:
  • High-quality, accurate investigations that lead to timely containment, remediation, and actionable security improvements
  • Measurable improvements in Security Operations workflows, detection logic, automation, and analyst efficiency
  • Increased team capability through effective mentorship, knowledge sharing, documentation, and scalable operating practices
  • Improved detection coverage, alert fidelity, and time to identify and respond to security threats


What you're great at:
  • 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 5+ years in security operations, threat detection, incident response, or a related discipline
  • Deep knowledge of SIEM, EDR, and security monitoring technologies, with demonstrated experience investigating complex events and developing, tuning, and optimizing detection logic
  • Applying threat intelligence and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, or ISO 27001 to identify adversary behavior, evaluate detection coverage, and strengthen security controls
  • Using data, automation, scripting, and AI-enabled security tools to improve threat detection and investigation workflows while applying strong analytical judgment to validate findings and make informed decisions
  • Solving complex security problems independently, communicating findings clearly, building trusted cross-functional relationships, and mentoring other analysts
  • Certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, OSCP are a plus
  • Experience working across teams and functions to deliver on strategic, program-level goals


How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you're at your best, we're at our best. You'll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs.

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $145,000 - $170,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR's salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR's total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units.

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About Clearfield, Inc.

Clearfield, Inc. is a US-based company that designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber optic management products. The company's products are used in the telecommunications industry to manage fiber optic cables and connections. Clearfield's products include fiber distribution hubs, optical components, and cabinets. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Clearfield has a global presence with offices in the United States, Canada, and China.
Learn more about Clearfield, Inc.
Size
250 employees
Market Cap
$1.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.9 million
5 Year Trend
+29.6%
Revenue
$100.7 million
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