Job Summary Job Summary As a Customer Focus Analyst on the Unit 42 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team, you will act as the primary communication bridge between our MDR analysts and customers. You will help translate technical incident response activity into clear, actionable communication while ensuring customers feel informed, supported, and confident throughout their cybersecurity partnership with Unit 42. This role is ideal for a technical professional who thrives in customer-facing environments and enjoys combining cybersecurity knowledge with strong communication and relationship management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve within the customer-focused function of the Unit 42 MDR team, providing proactive communication and technical guidance to customers.
• Support onboarding activities for new customers to ensure a smooth setup and transition experience.
• Monitor, triage, and route incoming customer communications while answering technical questions related to alerts, reports, incidents, and recommendations.
• Partner closely with MDR analysts to ensure customer questions regarding incidents, threats, and investigations are fully addressed.
• Own the customer communication lifecycle during active incidents, ensuring timely updates, clarity, and alignment on next steps.
• Drive consistency and quality in how incidents, findings, and threat intelligence are communicated externally.
• Escalate and advocate for customer issues internally across Product, Engineering, and broader Unit 42 teams to ensure effective resolution.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a customer-facing cybersecurity role such as Professional Services, Customer Success, Customer Support, or Tier 1/Tier 2 SOC Analyst.
• Hands-on experience with security technologies such as EDR, SIEM, SOAR, or XDR platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reviewing, drafting, or presenting incident reports and security findings.
• Familiarity with Cortex XDR and/or Cortex XSOAR.

Compensation

Disclosure The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here. $104,500.00 - $169,125.00/yr