24/7 SOC Analyst - TS/SCI Onsite at Ft. Meade

Evans & Chambers; Maryland; On-site; USD 88,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Evans & Chambers partners with the US national defense community to deliver integrated security solutions and real-time decision support. The Tier 1 SOC Analyst provides around-the-clock monitoring in the Security Operations Center, performing initial triage and escalating confirmed or ambiguous events as needed.

This onsite role at Fort Meade requires TS/SCI with CI Poly, a high school diploma, and DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification. Primary shift operates within a 24/7/365 coverage model.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; Associate's degree preferred.
• 0–2 years of IT or cybersecurity experience or equivalent military training.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+) required.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor SIEM, EDR, and network IDS/IPS dashboards.
• Perform initial triage and severity categorization of security events against an incident category schema. Open, update, and track tickets in the SOC case management system.
• Execute documented playbooks and standard operating procedures for common alert types and perform initial containment actions within Tier 1 authority.
• Escalate confirmed or ambiguous incidents to Tier 2 or the SOC Manager per the defined escalation path, and maintain complete shift logs and handover notes.
• Support routine vulnerability and compliance scan reviews, and assist with data calls for SOC effectiveness metrics.

Skills

SIEM monitoring

EDR analysis

Incident triage

Shift coordination

Vulnerability awareness

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree in IT or Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

SOC ticketing system

Job description

Evans & Chambers partners with the US national defense community to deliver integrated security solutions and real-time decision support. The Tier 1 SOC Analyst provides around-the-clock monitoring in the Security Operations Center, performing initial triage and escalating confirmed or ambiguous events as needed.

This onsite role at Fort Meade requires TS/SCI with CI Poly, a high school diploma, and DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification. Primary shift operates within a 24/7/365 coverage model.