Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst to lead threat monitoring, threat intelligence integration, and rapid incident response for mission-critical workloads.

You will guide investigations, refine detection rules, and coordinate with senior leadership to minimize dwell time and ensure secure recovery. Strong DoD-aligned SOC experience and TS/SCI clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a Security Operations Center (SOC) at a classified level within the DoW
• Experience leading every phase of the incident lifecycle including rapid triage and containment strategies
• Experience refining and maturing SOC standard operating procedures
• Ability to manage post‑compromise activities and generate After‑Action Reports
• Primary focal point for active incident response operations with clear stakeholder communication
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 8570 CSSP Analyst or Incident Responder Certification

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of professionals using cyberspace capabilities to evaluate weaknesses and mitigations
• Analyze threats, aggregate threat feeds, and brief senior leadership
• Develop and refine detection rules to maximize high‑fidelity alerts and reduce false positives
• Coordinate incident response activities and document lessons learned in AARs

Skills

SOC experience

Incident lifecycle

Threat detection

SOPs development

Post‑compromise management

Incident coordination

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree

8570 CSSP baseline cert

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Elastic

Endpoint tools

GCFA/GNFA

Digital forensics

Threat hunting

Job description

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Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst, Senior

The Opportunity:

Are you ready to take a strategic role in cyber defense? Are you looking for an opportunity to protect critical infrastructure from the constant onslaught of cyber‑attacks? If you want to sharpen your skills by analyzing threats in real‑time, you want to be a Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst.

As a Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst on our security operations center team, you’ll improve tier monitoring strategies and analyze threats, using state‑of‑the‑art tools and platforms. You’ll work with the team to comprehend, mitigate, and respond to threats quickly, restoring operations and limiting the impact. You’ll manage efforts to figure out just how many systems are affected and assist recovery efforts. You’ll combine threat intelligence, event data, and assessments of events to identify patterns to understand attackers’ goals to stop them from succeeding. This is a great opportunity to continue to build your cybersecurity skills with hands‑on experience in threat assessment and incident response. Join us as we protect clients from malicious actors.

In this role, you’ll lead a team of professionals as they use cyberspace capabilities to evaluate potential weaknesses as well as the effectiveness of mitigations for cyber security solutions. You will leverage cyberspace operations systems to aggregate threat feeds that inform briefings for senior leadership aligned to our Army client.

If you want to be in the fight, working shoulder to shoulder with our mission partner influencing the most critical global cyber missions, this is the opportunity for you.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience working in a Security Operations Center ( SOC ) at a classified level within the DoW
• Experience leading every phase of the incident lifecycle, including conducting rapid triage to determine severity, performing deep‑dived investigations into root causes, and assessing appropriate containment, eradication, and remediation strategies to halt active threats
• Experience working with cybersecurity staff to evolve continuous monitoring toolsets by generating new detection rules and refining existing alerts to maximize high‑fidelity alerts and minimize false positives
• Experience refining, develop ing, and maturing standard operating procedures ( SOPs ) and SOC responsibilities throughout each stage of the incident response lifecycle
• Ability to manage post‑compromise activities, focusing on the eradication of malicious artifacts, guiding the secure recovery of mission services, and generating comprehensive After‑Action Reports ( AARs ) to document lessons learned
• Ability to serve as a primary focal point for active incident response operations, taking responsibility for technical coordination and clear communication with key stakeholders
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to obtain an 8570 DoW approved CSSP baseline certification , including CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA‑Security, CySA+, G CIA , GCIH, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, or PenTest+, before start date

Nice If You Have:

• Experience using Elastic for monitoring, analysis, and case management
• Experience using endpoint tools to successfully hunt for adversarial behavior
• Experience with GCFA, GNFA, or equivalent relevant digital forensics
• Ability to conduct threat hunting using network and host‑based information
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• 8570 CSSP Analyst or Incident Responder Certification

Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in‑person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people‑first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.