Junior SOC Analyst: Incident Response & Monitoring

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

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company is seeking a cybersecurity analyst to monitor SIEM queues, perform initial triage, and correlate logs to identify incidents. You will follow incident response playbooks, document findings, and coordinate with IT, operations, compliance, and risk teams to implement mitigations and ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field, 0–3 years of cybersecurity experience, and current

Qualifications

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

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 thinking

Problem-solving

Written communication

Organization skills

Education

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

Tools

SIEM

Firewall

IDS/IPS

Endpoint security tools

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company is seeking a cybersecurity analyst to monitor SIEM queues, perform initial triage, and correlate logs to identify incidents. You will follow incident response playbooks, document findings, and coordinate with IT, operations, compliance, and risk teams to implement mitigations and ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field, 0–3 years of cybersecurity experience, and current