Security Operations Center Analyst (SOC) II

Job Description

Job Summary

Client is seeking a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst II to support mission-critical cybersecurity operations through continuous network monitoring, security event analysis, incident detection and response, and the use of SIEM tools to maintain the security and availability of enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

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• This role requires being onsite five days a week
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• Monitor all identified devices and applications via provided dashboards on program networks
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• Perform event and incident management in accordance with established processes and procedures
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• Conduct backup and recovery procedures as needed
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• Analyze network events within all program networks
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• Report outages or incidents following guidelines and procedures
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• Responsible for security event monitoring utilizing SIEM toolsets
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• Detect, analyze, and respond to incidents, coordinate with other stakeholders for containing, eradicating, and recovering from an incident
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• Utilize security and operation analytics tools for log collection, analysis, and alerting
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• Perform additional tasks or duties as directed by the NOSC Lead
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• Provide Mobile Phone support to include activating and deactivating SIM cards
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• Other duties as assigned
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Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree. Associate's degree with 2+ years relevant experience or 4 years relevant experience may substitute
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• 2 years relevant experience
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• DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility is required
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• DoD IAT Level II Certification is required
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• Experience investigating and responding to cybersecurity incidents
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• Knowledge of network protocols, operating systems, endpoint security, and cyber threat methodologies
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• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
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• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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• Experience supporting a 24x7 SOC/NOSC environment for government or commercial clients.
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• Hands-on experience with a variety of the following technologies:
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• Splunk
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• Palo Alto Networks
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• Microsoft Defender
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• Carbon Black
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• Cisco ASA
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• F5
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• FireEye
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• NetWitness
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• Wireshark
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• Nessus
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• ExtraHop
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• OpenText NDR
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• XSOAR
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• McAfee ePO
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• Snort
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• Stealthwatch
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• IronPort
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• tcpdump
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• Familiarity with cyber threat intelligence, attack methodologies, and defensive cyber operations.
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• Understanding of network operating systems, service management processes, and operational performance metrics.
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