Senior Threat Analyst 2 (Romania)

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary

As a MDR Senior Threat Analyst on our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team, you will provide best-in-class monitoring, detection, and response services to proactively defend customer environments before attacks prevail. You will lead, work alongside and contribute to a team of incident response analysts, cyber threat hunters, engineers, and ethical hackers by using enterprise, log analysis and endpoint collection systems to facilitate investigations, identification, and neutralization of cyber threats.

 

Role Summary

As a MDR Senior Threat Analyst on our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team, you will provide best-in-class monitoring, detection, and response services to proactively defend customer environments before attacks prevail. You will lead, work alongside and contribute to a team of incident response analysts, cyber threat hunters, engineers, and ethical hackers by using enterprise, log analysis and endpoint collection systems to facilitate investigations, identification, and neutralization of cyber threats.

 

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Lead shift operations and coordinate response activities across the MDR SecOps team during assigned shifts

Mentor and guide lower tier analysts, providing technical expertise and escalation support for complex investigations

Oversee end-to-end analysis of sophisticated threats, coordinating multi-analyst investigations and ensuring comprehensive scope assessment

Drive technical decision-making during critical incidents, determining escalation paths and resource allocation

Lead threat hunting initiatives across the MDR customer base and coordinating team efforts

Refine detection logic, working with engineering teams to reduce false positives and improve detection efficacy

Serve as subject matter expert on advanced persistent threats, zero-day exploits, and emerging attack vectors

Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with adjacent projects

Use, maintain and develop internal playbooks, investigation methodologies, and technical documentation

Lead client escalations for high-severity incidents, providing technical briefings and coordinating remediation efforts

Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within the SOC, identifying process gaps and implementing solutions

Manage shift handovers and ensure seamless 24/7 operations across global teams

Conduct in-depth malware analysis when required for complex investigations

Participate as a SOC representative in technical discussions with product teams, threat research, and customer success organizations when needed

Ensure knowledge transfer and capability development across the analyst team through training and mentorship