Incident Response Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton • Washington, DC

2d • $86,800 - $198,000

About The Position

The Senior Incident Response Analyst responds to cybersecurity incidents and proactively works to prevent their recurrence. The role applies specialized functional knowledge to resolve incidents and analyzes or contributes to solutions for problems of moderate scope and complexity. The analyst works independently with some guidance, engages directly with clients and government staff, and supports improvements to incident response processes. Responsibilities also include producing clear reports and reviewing team members’ submissions for quality.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of incident response experience.
• Experience handling and responding to an APT or FIN actor and responding to cloud-based threats in an incident response capacity.
• Experience working directly with clients in a professional manner.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender EDR.
• Knowledge of SOC best practices.
• Ability to work with government staff on process improvements and with auditors to address identified incident response process issues.
• Ability to author clear and robust reports and review team members’ submissions for quality.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Senior-level Incident Response certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Splunk.
• Experience with GitHub.
• Experience with Archer.
• Ability to review junior analysts’ work and provide feedback for growth.

Responsibilities

• Respond to cybersecurity incidents and help prevent their recurrence.
• Apply functional knowledge to resolve cybersecurity incidents.
• Handle and respond to APT or FIN actors and cloud-based threats in an incident response capacity.
• Work directly with clients in a professional manner.
• Work with government staff to suggest and implement process improvements.
• Work with auditors to respond to and resolve identified issues in incident response processes.
• Author clear and robust reports.
• Review team member submissions and ensure their quality.
• Review junior analysts’ work and provide feedback to support their growth.

Benefits

• Health benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Disability benefits.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior