Security Operations Analyst
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- Learn SOC fundamentals and modern threat telemetry
- Detect, investigate and correlate signals with Sentinel and Defender
- Hunt threats, automate response and operate at SOC scale
Benchmark: Microsoft SC-200 Security Operations Analyst + cross-industry SOC signals (current Oct 2026) Mastery ladder: 2 current-market competencies per level; 2 substantive learning bridges per competency (12 total).
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Enrichment
Learn SOC fundamentals and modern threat telemetry
SOC fundamentals and cybersecurity foundations
Coverage: SOC Fundamentals / Cybersecurity / Risk Management
Agentic AI and modern SOC tooling context
Coverage: Agentic AI / AI Agents / Security Operations
Detect, investigate and correlate signals with Sentinel and Defender
KQL, Sentinel and Defender XDR practice
Coverage: KQL / Microsoft Sentinel / Defender XDR
Alert triage, correlation and evidence handling
Coverage: Alert Triage / Log Correlation / Incident Evidence
Hunt threats, automate response and operate at SOC scale
Threat hunting and detection engineering
Coverage: Threat Hunting / Detection Engineering / MITRE ATT&CK
Automation, response playbooks and SOC metrics
Coverage: SOC Automation / Response Playbooks / Security Copilot
Role-Readiness Proof / Capstone
Analyze a synthetic alert queue, write and explain three KQL detections, reconstruct an incident timeline, prioritize containment, document evidence and produce an executive incident report. Track precision, triage time and escalation quality.
Proof Rubric
Demonstrate SOC fundamentals, disciplined detection and investigation practice, and operational defense judgment. Show KQL/Sentinel/Defender XDR fluency, evidence-handling rigor, and measurable triage precision, speed and escalation quality.