A SOC analyst works in a security operations centre: watching security alerts, investigating suspicious activity, responding to incidents and helping keep the organisation safe around the clock.
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Understand and troubleshoot how networks really work
Diagnose 5 broken connectivity scenarios
SOC Analyst Training · Cybersecurity · IT Cybersecurity Fundamentals Workshop
Work confidently on Linux servers from the command line
Automate a web server setup with a Bash script
Cybersecurity · DevSecOps: Secure CI/CD & Supply Chain · SRE & Observability
Understand how organisations stay secure
Threat-model a web application
SOC Analyst Training · Cybersecurity · Cloud Security: AWS & Azure
Detect and triage threats like a SOC analyst
Full SOC shift simulation
Manage identity and access securely
Secure single sign-on rollout
Cloud Security: AWS & Azure · Windows Server Administrator (AZ-802) · Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
Respond to security incidents methodically
Ransomware tabletop exercise
SOC Analyst Training · Cybersecurity · Cloud Security: AWS & Azure
Find vulnerabilities before attackers do
Penetration test of a vulnerable lab
Secure workloads across AWS and Azure
Audit an AWS and an Azure account
Cloud Security: AWS & Azure · Cybersecurity in the Cloud · AWS Security Specialty (SCS-C03)
Present your skills confidently to employers
Mock technical + HR interview with feedback
SOC Analyst Training · Cybersecurity · Generative AI & RAG Engineering
A practical, step-by-step plan. Skip any step you already know.
3 steps · about 30 hours
2 steps · about 22 hours
3 steps · about 32 hours
1 steps · about 6 hours
Use the hands-on labs in each step, publish your work on GitHub and write a short README for each project. Projects are what interviewers ask about first.
Practise the questions asked for this role, do mock interviews and polish your resume and LinkedIn profile. Practise SOC Analyst interview questions →
Start with roles that match your current level, keep learning on the job, and grow towards the senior skills in this path.
Indicative yearly pay, in lakh rupees (LPA). Pay varies with city, company, skills and certifications, so use these as a guide, not a promise.
Rounded ranges from public salary surveys (AmbitionBox, Glassdoor and PayScale India), checked November 2026. Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune often pay above these ranges, and product companies and global capability centres pay more than service companies.
A NOC keeps networks and services running. A SOC protects them from attacks. Both run 24x7 and use monitoring, tickets and escalation.
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