Security Operations Center Analyst

Apex Systems is hiring for a SOC Analyst position that is available in the Alexandria, VA area. If you are interested and meet the below qualifications, please apply here!

Position: SOC Analyst

Location: Alexandria, VA

Hours: Will either be tues - sat or, sun - thurs (2pm - 10pm)

Salary: $110k-$120k

Duration: 6M CTH - 3 years left on Contract

Clearance: Active Secret

Cert Requirement: DoD 8570 IAT II or higher certification (such as CompTIA Security CE)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Utilize alerts from endpoints, IDS/IPS, netflow, and custom sensors to identify compromises on customer networks/endpoints.
• Perform junior- to intermediate-level review of massive log files, pivot between data sets, and correlate evidence for incident investigations.
• Pass triaged alerts to senior-level SOC personnel and assist in identifying malicious actors on customer networks.
• Document analysis, findings, and actions in a case/knowledge management system.
• Support senior-level SOC personnel with the creation and distribution of incident reports to customers and higher headquarters.

Required Clearance and Certifications:

• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance or higher, and ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Must have DoD 8570 IAT II or higher certification (such as CompTIA Security CE, ISC2 SSCP, SANS GSEC, etc.) prior to starting.
• Must be able to obtain DoD 8570 CSSP-Analyst certification (such as CEH, CySA , GCIA, etc.) within 6 months of starting.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of prior relevant experience; additional military service and/or relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 1 years of prior incident handling/response experience.
• 1 years of experience working in a SOC environment.
• CND experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of network threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
• Demonstrated sound understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.
• Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic findings
• Demonstrated commitment to training, self-study and maintaining proficiency in the technical cybersecurity domain and an ability to think and work independently
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Willing to perform shift work, including weekend hours.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated hands-on experience analyzing high volumes of logs, network data (e.g. Netflow, Full Packet Capture), and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations.
• In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g. ArcSight, Splunk, Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, QRadar, LogLogic).
• Experience and proficiency with any of the following: Anti-Virus, HIPS/HBSS, IDS/IPS, Full Packet Capture, Network Forensics.
• Experience with malware analysis concepts and methods.
• Unix/Linux command line experience.
• Scripting and programming experience.
• Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic findings.
• Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework.