Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
About The Position
Alpha Omega is looking for a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst to join our team to support one of our government customers. The primary responsibilities for the position are to support all activities that ensure the level of security documented with the security authorization is maintained at an acceptable level of risk. The nature of the work requires that the candidate demonstrates initiative, organization, responsibility, customer service skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptive to a fast-paced, fluid business environment. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively and decisively with all levels of the organization, collaborate within and across teams, and be able to solve practical problems as well as exercise sound judgement with regards to sensitive and confidential information. Key Responsibilities: The ideal candidate is a highly skilled and adaptable Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst to join our 24x7 team, providing continuous monitoring and incident response across weekdays, weekends, and federal holidays. This role requires flexibility to work rotating day and night shifts and collaborate within a dynamic environment to safeguard critical systems and data. The SOC Analyst will be responsible for real-time threat detection, incident triage, forensic analysis, and implementing effective containment and remediation strategies. In addition, the position involves maintaining SOC operational continuity, supporting architecture and engineering research, and ensuring adherence to established security policies and performance metrics. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in defending enterprise infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.
Requirements
- Monitor security alerts in real-time and promptly triage them based on severity and impact.
- Accept and coordinate incident reports from internal and external sources, ensuring accurate documentation and timely response.
- Conduct thorough analysis of security incidents to determine root causes, impact, and recommended remediation actions.
- Perform detailed forensic analysis of artifacts and malware to identify attack vectors, persistence mechanisms, and data exfiltration methods.
- Implement strategies for containing incidents, eradicating threats, and restoring affected systems to normal operation.
- Provide rapid and effective response to critical incidents that may require immediate action to mitigate ongoing threats.
- Ensure continuity of SOC operations during and after incidents, minimizing downtime and maintaining service availability.
- Conducting architecture and engineering discovery research.
- Delivering existing SOC policies, procedures, and performance metrics.
- Managing inventory systems
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting systems hosted in Cloud environments.
- Experience supporting systems in Agile and DevOps environments
Responsibilities
- Monitor security alerts in real-time and promptly triage them based on severity and impact.
- Accept and coordinate incident reports from internal and external sources, ensuring accurate documentation and timely response.
- Conduct thorough analysis of security incidents to determine root causes, impact, and recommended remediation actions.
- Perform detailed forensic analysis of artifacts and malware to identify attack vectors, persistence mechanisms, and data exfiltration methods.
- Implement strategies for containing incidents, eradicating threats, and restoring affected systems to normal operation.
- Provide rapid and effective response to critical incidents that may require immediate action to mitigate ongoing threats.
- Ensure continuity of SOC operations during and after incidents, minimizing downtime and maintaining service availability.
- Conducting architecture and engineering discovery research.
- Delivering existing SOC policies, procedures, and performance metrics.
- Managing inventory systems
Benefits
- PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
- Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year)
- Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
- Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
- 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
- FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
- Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
