A SOC analyst in a multinational company monitors and detects threats. If so, they are responsible to respond to incidents, and ensure compliance across global networks. They can provide real-time threat visibility to the company along with a better security posture. Hence, protecting assets and ensuring regulatory compliance across diverse regions and complex infrastructure.  

Yes you can work from home, as many aspects of your role involve remote assessments, documentation review and Policy development. All of these can be done online if you can not be physically present in the office.

They can detect threats like insider attacks, malware infections, unauthorized access, data breaches, and network anomalies. It analyzes logs and events from a sundry of sources. This can help with the identification of patterns and anomalies regarding the security threats. Hence, using the SEIM monitoring tools to enable swift incident response and mitigation to protect organizational assets.