Entry-Level SOC Analyst: SIEM & Incident Response

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a cybersecurity professional to monitor SIEM queues, perform initial triage, and correlate logs to detect threats. You will follow incident response playbooks, document investigations, and coordinate with IT, operations, and risk teams to verify mitigations.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in a related field and 0–3 years of cybersecurity experience, with a current Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of cybersecurity principles, common attack methods, indicators of compromise, and safeguards supporting information confidentiality, integrity, and availability
• Foundational ability to review security alerts and logs, follow incident response procedures, and recognize when findings require escalation to senior analysts

Responsibilities

• Monitor security information and event management (SIEM) queues and alerts from firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and endpoint security tools to identify potentially suspicious activity
• Perform initial alert triage by reviewing severity, affected assets, user activity, and supporting evidence to distinguish potential threats from false positives
• Review and correlate network, endpoint, and authentication logs to identify suspicious patterns and establish preliminary incident scope and timelines
• Follow incident response playbooks, perform authorized initial response actions, and elevate suspected or confirmed incidents with relevant evidence and clear investigation notes
• Assist senior analysts with security assessments, documentation of identified weaknesses, and implementation and verification of approved mitigation measures
• Maintain accurate incident records covering affected systems, indicators of compromise, investigative steps, response actions, and disposition while following sensitive-data handling requirements
• Coordinate with IT, operations, compliance, and risk management teams to support security requirements, communicate findings, and track assigned corrective actions

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Written communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a cybersecurity professional to monitor SIEM queues, perform initial triage, and correlate logs to detect threats. You will follow incident response playbooks, document investigations, and coordinate with IT, operations, and risk teams to verify mitigations.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in a related field and 0–3 years of cybersecurity experience, with a current Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.