NIGC - Security Operations Analyst 3
About The Position
cFocus Software is seeking a Security Operations Analyst 3 to support the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) program. This is a remote position requiring an active Public Trust clearance. The role involves performing security analysis, maintaining threat awareness, monitoring information systems for exploits and suspicious activities, and analyzing logs and reports from security tools. The analyst will also be responsible for developing and executing security analysis checklists, evaluating and recommending improvements to security activities, adhering to Continuous Monitoring practices, and executing proactive threat hunting. Key responsibilities include developing detection and response policies, creating incident handling procedures, and executing incident response activities. The position also requires validating information capture from security tools and preparing threat reports to inform risk management decisions.
Requirements
- Active Public Trust clearance
- B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations or SOC analysis (senior-level)
- Strong knowledge of security monitoring, incident response, and threat detection
- Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and NDR tools
- Familiarity with NIST frameworks, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity standards
- Experience analyzing logs across network, endpoint, and cloud environments
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, and identity management (Entra ID)
- Experience supporting federal agencies and compliance frameworks
- Experience with VMware, Linux administration, and disaster recovery planning
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CySA+, GCIH, or GCIA
- Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation tools
Responsibilities
- Perform all security analysis activities according to established standards
- Maintain threat awareness and monitor NIGC information systems for exploits and any suspicious activities
- Analyze aggregated logs and reports from security tools
- Develop a daily security analysis and reporting checklist and execute activities identified in the checklist
- Evaluate effectiveness of security analysis activities compared to best practices and recommend improvements
- Adhere to Continuous Monitoring practices to evaluate the effectiveness of implemented security controls
- Execute proactive threat hunting activities to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of NIGC information systems
- Develop detection and response configuration policies to increase automation and alerting
- Develop Incident handling procedures
- Execute Incident Response activities to include all associated actions according to the NIGC incident response plan
- Validate that sufficient and relevant information is captured and retained from security tools to support actionable security awareness and incident investigations
- Collect security operations performance and NIGC security posture management metrics and prepare NIGC threat reports to inform risk management decisions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
