Junior Security Engineer - SOC & IR (DC)

Quantum Sky; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Sky in Washington, DC seeks a Junior Security Engineer to support architecture, security operations, and incident response across mission-critical environments. The role focuses on developing secure baselines, configuring security tools, and coordinating with government teams to ensure compliance with federal standards and robust protection of client systems and data.

Candidates should have a strong foundation in networking, SIEM, and security tooling, with hands-on experience in SOC

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of general work experience and at least two years of relevant experience in functional responsibility.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience.
• Experience administering security tools such as Splunk, Symantec DLP, FireEye, IDS.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and review secure baseline configurations for each technology used within the environment.
• Assist in determining authorization boundaries and placement of new systems within the Agency’s enterprise architecture.
• Design, develop, and maintain detailed security drawings.
• Develop alternative system designs and architectures.
• Perform security impact analyses for proposed changes to assigned systems.
• Review IT system plans to ensure designs meet governmental standards and provide an appropriate level of protection for client systems and data.
• Conduct gap analysis of system requirements and components.

Skills

Analytical skills

Incident response

SOC experience

Organizational skills

TCP/IP networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Equivalent experience

Tools

Splunk

Symantec DLP

FireEye

IDS

Windows Server 2008/2012

Windows 7/8/10

Syslog variants

Linux (RedHat/CentOS/Ubuntu)

VMware

SIEM

DISA STIGs

CIS Benchmarks

Qualys

Snort (Sourcefire)

Splunk SIEM

Swimlane

Bluecoat

Sourcefire

VMRay

Job description

Quantum Sky in Washington, DC seeks a Junior Security Engineer to support architecture, security operations, and incident response across mission-critical environments. The role focuses on developing secure baselines, configuring security tools, and coordinating with government teams to ensure compliance with federal standards and robust protection of client systems and data.

Candidates should have a strong foundation in networking, SIEM, and security tooling, with hands-on experience in SOC