Junior SOC Analyst

Peraton

68d • $51,000 - $82,000

About The Position

We are hiring! We are adding a SOC Analyst to our team. The qualified individual will work with the National Incident and Response Team (NIRT) of the Federal Reserve System as a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst. The candidate will work (3) 12-hour shifts a week on consecutive days (though days may shift to ensure team coverage from time to time).

Requirements

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with no degree.
• Experience in security aspects of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, communications and network protocols or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Security platform and technology capabilities; SIEM utilization skills with the ability to analyze security events from multiple monitoring and logging sources to identify and/or confirm suspicious activity.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and unstructured data to identify trends and anomalies indicative of malicious activity.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, TCP/IP protocol and network/packet analysis.
• Knowledge of current security threats, techniques, and landscape, and a dedicated desire to research current information security landscape.
• Perform security event triage and analysis with knowledge in current security threats and techniques.
• Respond to different attack vectors such as data exfiltration, DDoS, malware, insider risk, and phishing.
• Experience with IT Infrastructure designs, technologies, products, and services.
• Knowledge of networking protocols, firewall functionality, host and network intrusion detection systems, operating systems, databases, encryption, load balancing, and other technologies.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Agency Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline (preferred).
• Active Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Review data and help identify anomalies that require further investigation.
• Analyze and respond to security events and incidents from SIEM, Firewall (FW), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Antivirus (AV), Network Access Control (NAC) and other client data sources.
• Ensure that security plans, controls, processes, standards, policies, and procedures are aligned with IS standards and overall IS and cyber security.
• Identify security risks and exposures, determine the causes of security violations, and suggest procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees