Junior Cybersecurity Incident Responder — Federal SOC

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 56,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Response Engineer, Jr. to monitor enterprise security tools and logs, detect threats targeting mission‑critical systems, and perform initial investigations under the guidance of senior analysts.

You will assist with containment, gather evidence, document findings, and help tune rules and dashboards to improve detection fidelity in a regulated federal IT environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 0–3 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT operations, or related technical roles with exposure to security monitoring and incident triage.
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts, common attack techniques, and the role of a security operations center in detection and response.
• Hands-on familiarity with security tools such as SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, or vulnerability scanners, and ability to interpret basic alerts and logs.
• Active SECRET clearance or ability to obtain and maintain required clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required to support federal information security requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to manage multiple alerts and tasks in a fast-paced SOC environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM and other security tooling to review events, correlate logs from multiple sources, and identify suspicious patterns that may indicate cybersecurity threats or policy violations.
• Perform Tier 1 alert triage by validating alert context, determining severity and potential impact, filtering out false positives, and generating well-documented tickets for escalation.
• Assist with incident response activities, including gathering evidence, capturing indicators of compromise, and supporting containment and recovery steps under guidance of senior analysts.
• Document investigations thoroughly, including timelines, data sources reviewed, actions taken, and handoffs, to support audit requirements and follow-on analysis.
• Maintain familiarity with common security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and vulnerability scanners, and interpret how their alerts surface within SOC tools.
• Follow established SOC standard operating procedures, playbooks, and reporting formats, and contribute feedback to improve them as detection and response capabilities mature.
• Support continuous tuning of rules, use cases, and dashboards to reduce noise, enhance detection accuracy, and improve visibility into the client environment.
• Collaborate with IT, operations, and risk teams to align monitoring and response activities with cybersecurity policies, regulatory expectations, and mission priorities.

Skills

0–3 years experience

Security concepts

Analytical thinking

Communication

Teamwork

Fast-paced SOC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Endpoint protection

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Response Engineer, Jr. to monitor enterprise security tools and logs, detect threats targeting mission‑critical systems, and perform initial investigations under the guidance of senior analysts.

You will assist with containment, gather evidence, document findings, and help tune rules and dashboards to improve detection fidelity in a regulated federal IT environment.