Incident Response Analyst, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•Bethesda, MD

1d•$62,000 - $141,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Serve as a key member of a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center (SOC) and incident response team, responsible for continuous monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to cybersecurity threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, applications, and security platforms. Perform hands-on incident response activities, including alert and incident triage, log and artifact analysis, threat identification, containment support, and incident documentation, leveraging SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, and forensic tools to validate and escalate security events. Contribute to incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures, conduct proactive threat hunting using behavioral analytics and threat intelligence, and support continuous monitoring and assessment efforts to identify risks and strengthen detection capabilities. Collaborate with federal stakeholders, communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences, and produce reports and briefings while helping advance the maturity and effectiveness of security operations. Respond to and resolve cybersecurity incidents; participate in investigations requiring forensic, malware, and log analysis; and analyze forensic images and triage datasets to identify indicators of compromise, lateral movement, and unauthorized access or data exfiltration. Apply functional and industry knowledge to develop or contribute to solutions to problems of moderate scope and complexity. Work independently with some guidance and review or guide activities of more junior employees.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in a SOC performing incident response activities, including event triage, log and artifact analysis, threat identification, incident documentation, and coordination of response actions.
Experience using Splunk for security monitoring, log analysis, event correlation, investigation, and incident response.
Experience analyzing and responding to security events across enterprise networks, endpoints, applications, and security platforms such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and vulnerability management tools.
Experience developing or contributing to incident response playbooks, workflows, or standard operating procedures.
Experience with continuous monitoring and security assessment practices, including log analysis, control evaluation, and risk identification.
Experience with SOC and incident response security tools and investigative techniques such as packet analysis, log correlation, malware triage, and forensic imaging.
Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences and produce high-quality incident reports, briefings, and technical documentation.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise security technologies, including SOAR platforms and digital forensics solutions.
Experience conducting threat hunting using behavioral analytics, threat intelligence, and anomaly detection to identify emerging threats.
Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, including network security, endpoint security, identity and access management, and secure configuration baselines.
Knowledge of modern application and infrastructure security concepts such as container security, API security, and workload protection.
Ability to build strong client relationships, collaborate across teams, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
CySA+, GCIH, GSEC, or CISSP certification.

Responsibilities

Continuously monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, applications, and security platforms.
Triage alerts and incidents; analyze logs and artifacts; identify threats; support containment; document incidents; and validate and escalate security events.
Respond to and resolve cybersecurity incidents and participate in investigations involving forensic, malware, and log analysis.
Analyze forensic images and triage datasets to identify indicators of compromise, lateral movement, unauthorized access, and data exfiltration.
Develop or contribute to incident response playbooks, workflows, and standard operating procedures.
Conduct proactive threat hunting using behavioral analytics and threat intelligence.
Support continuous monitoring and security assessments to identify risks and strengthen detection capabilities.
Collaborate with federal stakeholders and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
Produce incident reports, briefings, and technical documentation.
Contribute solutions to problems of moderate scope and complexity; work independently with some guidance and review or guide the activities of more junior employees.