$70-95/hrAs published by the platform.
This remote-style contract role asks experienced SOC analysts to review and validate security alerts and investigations, separating true positives from false positives across SIEM, endpoint, cloud and identity data. Work includes building ground-truth investigations and judging whether automated or human conclusions are valid, incomplete or incorrect. It suits seasoned Tier 2 or higher analysts who are fluent in Splunk and comfortable making decisive evaluations.
$70-95/hr
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Last checked on October 8, 2026.
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