Job Details

ID #20114831
State Virginia
City Arlington
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source VariQ Corporation
Showed 2021-09-23
Date 2021-09-22
Deadline 2021-11-20
Category Security
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Senior Security Operations Center Analyst

Virginia, Arlington, 22201 Arlington USA

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Overview

VariQ is seeking a highly qualified

Senior SOC Analyst in Arlington, VA supporting our government client

Additional Information:
  • Salary: Dependent upon experience
  • Security Clearance: Secret security clearance required
  • Location: Arlington, VA

Responsibilities

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires a minimum of an active Secret clearance. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

A minimum of a IAT Level II (DoD 8570.1M) certification is required: e.g. GIAC Security Essentials - GSEC; CompTIA Security+ CE; Security Certified Network Professional - SCNP; Systems Security Certified Practitioner - SSCP

Qualifications

Job Description

This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation's core defense/intelligence services and systems.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to work within a team to analyze activity on a complex network with the goal of protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data. A qualified SOC Analyst will be working in a DOD network environment providing technical expertise and leadership to cybersecurity investigations. Candidates must have knowledge of networking, malware analysis, intrusion analysis, infection vector identification, and forensics.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:
  • Collects and analyzes host based and network-based data in support of incident response investigations.
  • Interprets, analyzes and reports on events and anomalous activity discovered through incident response investigations.
  • Leverages tools including Tanium, Splunk, Jupyter/Zeppelin Notebook, Sysmon, and Bro as part of duties performing cyber incident response analysis.
  • Supports incident response engagements, and partners with other incident response teams in maintaining an understanding of threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits that could impact client networks and assets
  • Performs real-time and proactive analysis on various data sources, such as anti-virus logs, firewall logs, IDS & IPS data, event logs, and other host-based and network-based artifacts.
  • Utilizes data analytics tools including Splunk to make sense of machine data in performing responsibilities.
  • Correlates and analyzes data between disparate sources to assess threat actor techniques, tactics, and procedures.
  • Supports the incident manager in focusing and providing response, containment, investigation, and remediation efforts.
  • May be required to coordinate with external organizations, authorities, and senior level leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience using Splunk for system data analytics and monitoring strongly preferred.
  • Experience performing cyber forensics, malware analysis, cyber hunt, etc. strongly preferred.
  • A professional certification such as CEH, OSCP, OSCE, GCFA, GNFA, GREM, or GCIH is highly desirable.

OTHER DUTIES
  • This job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities are subject to change at any time. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
  • While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

NOTE
  • All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

VariQ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class. We consider diversity and inclusiveness to be core to our culture, and central to our commitment to fostering an empowering and supportive workplace.

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