Incident Response Analyst, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•Bethesda, MD

2d•$62,000 - $141,000

About The Position

Serve as a key member of a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center (SOC) and incident response team, monitoring, detecting, investigating, and responding to cybersecurity threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, applications, and security platforms. Perform incident triage, log and artifact analysis, threat identification, containment support, and documentation, using 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, and support continuous monitoring and assessment to identify risks and strengthen detection capabilities. Collaborate with federal stakeholders, communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences, and prepare reports and briefings that 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, unauthorized access, or data exfiltration. Apply functional and industry knowledge to a variety of moderately scoped and complex problems. Work independently with some guidance and review or guide the 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 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

Monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, applications, and security platforms.
Triage alerts and incidents; analyze logs, artifacts, forensic images, and triage datasets to identify threats, indicators of compromise, lateral movement, unauthorized access, and data exfiltration.
Support containment and coordinate incident response actions; validate and escalate security events using SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, and forensic tools.
Participate in cyber incident investigations involving forensic, malware, and log analysis.
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 assessment efforts 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.
Work independently with some guidance and review or guide activities of more junior employees.