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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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