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Tools & technologies for a SOC Analyst

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Mapped to the ONET occupation Information Security Analysts (ONET 15-1212.00, SOC 15-1212).

How to read this list

These are the software and technologies ONET associates with this occupation. "Hot Technology" and "In Demand" are ONET's flags for technologies that appear frequently in employer job postings for the occupation — they describe what's commonly listed, not a hiring guarantee or a required checklist.

Tools & technologies by category

Cloud-based management software

ToolO*NET flags
Splunk EnterpriseHot Technology, In Demand
Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationHot Technology

Data base management system software

ToolO*NET flags
Amazon DynamoDBHot Technology
Apache CassandraHot Technology
Apache HadoopHot Technology
Apache HiveHot Technology

Data base user interface and query software

ToolO*NET flags
Amazon Web Services AWS softwareHot Technology, In Demand
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Hot Technology
Amazon RedshiftHot Technology

Development environment software

ToolO*NET flags
Microsoft Azure softwareHot Technology, In Demand
Microsoft PowerShellHot Technology, In Demand
Apache KafkaHot Technology

Expert system software

ToolO*NET flags
Ansible softwareHot Technology

Object or component oriented development software

ToolO*NET flags
PythonHot Technology, In Demand

Office suite software

ToolO*NET flags
Microsoft Office softwareHot Technology, In Demand

Operating system software

ToolO*NET flags
LinuxHot Technology, In Demand
UNIXHot Technology, In Demand

Presentation software

ToolO*NET flags
Microsoft PowerPointHot Technology, In Demand

Spreadsheet software

ToolO*NET flags
Microsoft ExcelHot Technology, In Demand

Web platform development software

ToolO*NET flags
AJAXHot Technology

Core source records

This table lists the page’s core content records and when they were checked. Claim-specific citations appear beside the relevant text and may not be repeated here.

IDSupportsSourceChecked
CIT-01Tool list for SOC Analyst (20 tools across 11 categories)National Center for O*NET Development — O*NET 30.3 Database2026-06-07
CIT-02"Hot Technology" and "In Demand" flags (20 hot, 10 in-demand)National Center for O*NET Development — O*NET 30.3 Database2026-06-07

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