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Junior Security Analyst

Entry-level security roles monitoring alerts, documenting incidents, and learning SOC workflows.

Roles in this job family

  • Security Operations Trainee

    Junior

    Shadows analysts, reviews logs, and handles tier-0 checklist tasks.

  • Tier 1 SOC Analyst

    Junior

    Triages alerts, enriches tickets, and escalates confirmed events.

Related certifications

Sec+

Sec+

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA

Entry-level benchmark for core security concepts: network defense, compliance, identity management, and threat mitigation.

Recruiter appeal
4.5
Difficulty
Easy
Community

CySA+

CySA+

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst

CompTIA

Analyst-level credential covering threat detection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring operations.

Recruiter appeal
4.4
Difficulty
Medium
Community

SSCP

SSCP

Systems Security Certified Practitioner

(ISC)²

Hands-on security operations certification spanning access controls, incident response, and network monitoring.

Recruiter appeal
4.1
Difficulty
Medium
Community

CC

CC

Certified in Cybersecurity

(ISC)²

Entry-level (ISC)² certification covering security principles, business continuity, network security, and access control for newcomers.

Recruiter appeal
4.2
Difficulty
Easy
Community

CSNE

CSNE

Certified Stormshield Network Expert

Stormshield

Niveau expert Stormshield SNS : architectures complexes, IPS avancée, PKI, VPN IPsec par certificats et clustering haute disponibilité. Prérequis CSNA (< 3 ans). Très recherché chez les intégrateurs et MSSP français sur l'écosystème Stormshield.

Recruiter appeal
4.6
Difficulty
Hard
Community

GCIH

GCIH

GIAC Certified Incident Handler

GIAC / SANS

Incident handling credential focused on detecting intrusions, collecting evidence, and coordinating effective response workflows.

Recruiter appeal
4.5
Difficulty
Medium
Community

GCIA

GCIA

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst

GIAC / SANS

Advanced SOC and intrusion analysis certification for network traffic, IDS/IPS, and attacker technique detection.

Recruiter appeal
4.5
Difficulty
Hard
Community

GCIA

GCIA

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst

GIAC

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst — professional certification mapped from the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.5
Difficulty
Hard
Community

SC-200

SC-200

Microsoft Security Operations Analyst

Microsoft

SOC analyst path using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for threat detection and incident response.

Recruiter appeal
4.4
Difficulty
Medium
Community

GSEC

GSEC

GIAC Security Essentials

GIAC / SANS

Broad technical security baseline covering networking, IAM, crypto, and defense fundamentals.

Recruiter appeal
4.4
Difficulty
Medium
Community

CCNP Sec

CCNP Sec

Cisco Certified Network Professional Security

Cisco

Network security professional track covering firewalls, VPNs, identity, automation, and secure network architecture on Cisco stacks.

Recruiter appeal
4.3
Difficulty
Hard
Community

SecurityX

SecurityX

CompTIA SecurityX

CompTIA

Advanced practitioner certification (CAS-004) for senior security architects — technical depth beyond CASP+ in enterprise environments.

Recruiter appeal
4.3
Difficulty
Hard
Community

CSNA

CSNA

Certified Stormshield Network Administrator

Stormshield

Certification Stormshield sur les pare-feu SNS : installation, politiques de sécurité, VPN et exploitation courante. Socle obligatoire avant CSNE et autres certifications SNS ; formations souvent labellisées SecNumedu par l'ANSSI.

Recruiter appeal
4.3
Difficulty
Medium
Community

CCFA

CCFA

CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator

CrowdStrike

Validates deployment and administration of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform: sensors, prevention policies, detection tuning, and operational response workflows. Common for SOC and endpoint security teams standardizing on Falcon.

Recruiter appeal
4.3
Difficulty
Medium
Community

BTL1

BTL1

Blue Team Level 1

Security Blue Team

Practical blue-team certification focused on log analysis, SIEM workflows, and incident triage for SOC analysts.

Recruiter appeal
4.2
Difficulty
Easy
Community

CASP+

CASP+

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner

CompTIA

Advanced technical practitioner certification for enterprise security architecture, engineering, and integration — no managerial mandate.

Recruiter appeal
4.2
Difficulty
Hard
Community

SecNumacadémie

SecNumacadémie

SecNumacadémie

ANSSI

Plateforme gratuite de l'ANSSI proposant des MOOC et parcours d'initiation à la cybersécurité (réseaux, systèmes, développement sécurisé, RSSI). Reconnue dans le secteur public français et utile comme socle avant des certifications professionnelles.

Recruiter appeal
4.2
Difficulty
Easy
Community

CSLS

CSLS

Certified Stormshield Log Supervisor

Stormshield

Certification sur Stormshield Log Supervisor (SLS) : collecte de logs SNS, tableaux de bord, rapports, règles d'alarme et investigation SOC. Prérequis CSNA. Complète le parcours défensif Stormshield aux côtés de CSNE.

Recruiter appeal
4.2
Difficulty
Medium
Community

GCCC

GCCC

GIAC Critical Controls Certification

GIAC

GIAC Critical Controls Certification — professional certification mapped from the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

GMON

GMON

GIAC Continuous Monitoring

GIAC

GIAC Continuous Monitoring — professional certification mapped from the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

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