Senior Incident Response Analyst

Olympus Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Full-Time, highly motivated Senior Incident Response Analyst to join our team supporting the 24x7 Security Operations Center of a large federal civilian agency. In this role, you will take the hard cases: working out what happened, how far it went, and what to do about it, then driving containment and recovery with system owners and the government SOC team.

This position is primarily onsite in the Lanham, MD or Memphis, TN area, with telework as approved by the customer. Candidates must live within commuting distance.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Position Details

• Schedule - Primarily day shift in a 24x7 SOC. Includes on-call rotation and may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Clearance and Eligibility - U.S. citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorable federal suitability determination (minimum Moderate Risk Background Investigation). Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred.

Duties and Responsibilities

Incident Analysis

• Analyze suspected incidents to determine scope, severity, likely cause, affected assets, indicators of compromise, and timeline.
• Correlate logs, alerts, forensic artifacts, and threat intelligence across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Support forensic artifact review and malware triage when incidents call for it.
• Document findings, confidence levels, supporting evidence, and recommended actions in incident analysis reports.

Response and Team Support

• Recommend and support containment, eradication, and recovery actions with system owners, other contractors, and government stakeholders.
• Mentor analysts and feed lessons learned back into monitoring, triage, and escalation procedures.
• Take part in continuity of operations exercises and the on-call rotation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience. Three additional years of experience may substitute for the degree.
• Extensive incident response experience in large enterprise environments.
• Investigation using SIEM and EDR tools, plus Windows, Linux, and network forensic fundamentals.
• Incident response in cloud environments (AWS, Azure/Microsoft 365).
• Clear, defensible written reporting.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a federal suitability determination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal SOC or CSIRT experience, including federal incident reporting.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-61 and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, CISSP, or Microsoft SC-200.

Company and Benefits

Olympus Solutions offers a competitive benefits package designed to give employees personal, professional, and financial flexibility. Benefits include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision - Comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families.
2. Work-Life Balance - A paid time off plan and a culture that values balance, accountability, and personal well-being.
3. Career Development - Career-building opportunities, professional development, and support for training and certifications.
4. Financial Security - A 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match and no waiting period before enrollment.
5. Referral Bonuses - Eligibility for referral bonuses for qualified new-hire and business development referrals.

About Olympus Solutions, Inc.

Olympus Solutions, Inc. is a Security Systems Engineering (SSE) company specializing in the design, development, implementation, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of identity systems for enterprise customers with millions of users as well as smaller organizations. With offices in Daytona Beach, FL and Norfolk, VA, Olympus is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) serving Federal, Defense, Commercial, and SLED clients. Olympus is a proud recipient of the SBA's Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award for four consecutive years (2022-2025).

Our core service areas include:

• Consulting and Technical Advisement - Expert guidance on best practices, Federal compliance, and strategic planning for identity and PKI system designs, upgrades, and implementations.
• System Security Engineering (SSE) - Building secure systems that oversee and safeguard critical infrastructure, with automated controls and emergency procedures built in.
• Design and Implementation - End-to-end design and implementation of ICAM, PKI, and PAM systems, with a focus on Zero Trust identity pillar solutions.
• System Upgrades and Legacy Integration - Upgrading complex enterprise systems, including mainframe-era applications, with no unscheduled downtime.
• Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment - Continuous optimization of customer systems to improve performance, efficiency, and security posture.

Olympus engineers work across leading identity and security platforms including SailPoint, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Okta, Oracle IAM, EntraID, Ping Federate, Radiant Logic, KeyFactor, AppViewX, and others. We are committed to delivering measurable outcomes for our customers while investing in the growth, development, and success of our team.

This position is contingent upon contract award. U.S. citizenship is required because of federal contract requirements.

Olympus Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.