SOC Analyst

SOC Analyst

Washington, DC

Type: Contract

Category: Security

Industry: Government

Reference ID: JN -062026-107227

Date Posted: 06/02/2026

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Description:

Hybrid 2 Days Onsite/3 Days Remote in Washington, DC

Our client seeks a SOC Analyst to support continuous monitoring, detection, analysis, and response to cybersecurity events across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. The analyst will triage security alerts, investigate incidents, and ensure timely escalation and resolution aligned to incident response procedures. The role operates within a modern enterprise leveraging Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, and related platforms across M365 G5, cloud services, and enterprise applications. The position supports a 24x7 SOC model and partners with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $50.00 to $55.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Monitor security events and alerts generated by SIEM, EDR/XDR, and other security platforms.

• Perform initial triage and analysis of alerts to determine severity, impact, and required response actions.

• Identify false positives versus legitimate threats using defined use cases and threat intelligence.

• Create, update, and manage incident tickets in systems such as Jira.

• Escalate confirmed or high-risk incidents to appropriate Tier 2/3 analysts or incident response teams.

• Support containment, eradication, and recovery efforts in coordination with cybersecurity teams.

• Utilize Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel for log analysis, correlation, and event investigation.

• Assist in tuning SIEM alerts and dashboards to improve detection capabilities and reduce noise.

• Contribute to log onboarding, data normalization, and use case development.

• Analyze alerts from EDR/XDR solutions such as Microsoft Defender.

• Monitor identity-related risks across platforms including Okta, Entra ID, and Privileged Identity Management.

• Investigate suspicious authentication patterns, privilege escalations, and anomalous behavior.

• Review and support findings from vulnerability management tools such as Rapid7 InsightVM and Veracode.

• Validate and correlate vulnerabilities with active threats or incidents and coordinate remediation tracking.

• Document incident details, investigation steps, and resolution actions per security policies.

• Maintain accurate reporting within ticketing and knowledge management systems such as Jira and Confluence.

• Contribute to incident reports, after-action reviews, and audit artifacts.

Experience Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with security monitoring and alert triage.

• Experience with incident ticketing, tracking, and escalation processes.

• Proficiency with SIEM platforms such as Splunk and/or Microsoft Sentinel.

• Experience with EDR/XDR tools, including Microsoft Defender.

• Experience with security event documentation and reporting.

• Familiarity with enterprise IT environments spanning on-premises and cloud infrastructures.

• Preferred: Experience with Microsoft 365 G5, Okta, Entra ID, CyberArk, Rapid7 InsightVM, Device42, and Veracode.

• Preferred: Exposure to AWS, hybrid architectures, GRC tools such as Xacta, and enterprise platforms such as Appian or Oracle.

• Preferred: Experience working with formal incident response frameworks and playbooks.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC (GSEC, GCIA, etc.), or Microsoft Security certifications.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( View email address on click.appcast.io , View phone number on click.appcast.io) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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