Federal Tier I SOC Analyst — High-Impact Cloud Security

The Phoenix Group; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Certification costs covered

Published salary band

Three days off weekly (4‑day shift)

Impactful work with federal clients

Job summary

The Phoenix Group is seeking a Security Operations Center Analyst to join our client’s federal-grade cloud operations in Arlington, VA. You will monitor alerts, decide on containment or escalation, and work across performance, availability, and security issues in a single queue.

This role emphasizes shift flexibility, a four-day rotation, and a fixed schedule. Certifications like CompTIA Security+ are preferred or obtainable within 90 days, with on-site duties and opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• CompTIA Security+ or an equivalent certification, or the ability to earn it within 90 days of starting.
• Hands-on experience in IT Ops, a help desk, a network operations center, or something similar.
• Good judgment about when to escape, and comfort working on your own if the shift you take is an overnight.

Responsibilities

• Review alerts and decide what to do — escalate, contain, or close with your reasoning noted.
• Handle performance and availability issues alongside security ones, out of the same queue.
• Follow our runbooks for containment and call the senior analyst on duty when a runbook runs out.
• Work customer requests and tickets once the higher priorities are clear.
• Leave notes the next shift can pick up without having to call you.
• Complete shift handovers with a written log.

Skills

IT Ops

Help Desk

NOC

Overnight shift

Alert review

Job description

The Phoenix Group is seeking a Security Operations Center Analyst to join our client’s federal-grade cloud operations in Arlington, VA. You will monitor alerts, decide on containment or escalation, and work across performance, availability, and security issues in a single queue.

This role emphasizes shift flexibility, a four-day rotation, and a fixed schedule. Certifications like CompTIA Security+ are preferred or obtainable within 90 days, with on-site duties and opportunities to contribute to