Senior SOC Analyst - Active Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance

Job Summary: One of our newest clients is seeking Senior SOC Analysts to work with a federal agency for roles in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate will have an active Top Secret Clearance and 8 years of experience in security intrusion detection with availability of working Monday through Friday from 02:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with the flexibility to adjust to other shifts with advance notice. The Senior SOC Analyst is considered to work on second-tier escalation. The analyst must be able to support detailed discovery and analysis of intrusion detection security events traversing the Agency's network and assure quality work. The analyst is the second-tier escalation support for Information Assurance Engineers and the Shift Team Lead.

Position Responsibilities

• The Analyst will ensure that all incidents are correct in review and construct all email notification messaging.
• Aggressively monitor and respond to alerts triggered in the SIEM tool or customer requests for assistance.
• Utilize various tools to investigate incidents and take immediate action or recommend a course of action to safeguard the Federal Client Agency's systems.
• Document all incidents and create a straightforward narrative that supports their conclusions.
  
  

Position Requirements

• Eight years of security intrusion detection examination experience involving a range of security technologies that produce logging data, including vast area networks host and Network IPS/IDS/HIPs traffic event review, server web log analysis, raw data logs; the ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing.
• Tools Required: Splunk ES, Splunk SIEM, FireEye, Wireshark, Snort, PCAP Analysis, Top 10 OWASP Vulnerabilities. Must be willing to work with other cyber security technology tools as well.
• Years of Experience: 8 years at SOC Analyst level
• Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree
• Clearance requirement: Active TOP SECRET with the ability to qualify and obtain SCI.