Junior SOC Analyst: Threat Monitoring & Response

NTT DATA, Inc.; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible spending or health savings

Life and AD&D insurance

Short and long term disability

Paid time off

Employee assistance

401k with company match

Additional voluntary or legally‑needed

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a Junior SOC Analyst to join our security operations team in Springfield, VA. You will monitor security events, perform Tier 1 investigations, and support incident response for federal networks and systems, gaining hands-on experience with enterprise monitoring tools.

You will work on-site, rotating shifts to cover 24x7x365 operations, and will contribute to documentation, ticketing, and communications with Tier 2. A TS clearance and listed certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in SOC, cyber defense or incident triage.
• Active cybersecurity certification such as the ones listed or validated against 8140 work role.
• Ability to work on-site in Springfield, VA, including rotating shifts and holidays for 24x7x365 operations.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM, endpoint, network, email, and cloud security alerts; identify suspicious activity and distinguish false positives from actionable events.
• Perform Tier 1 investigation and initial incident response using approved playbooks; document indicators, evidence, impact, timeline, and actions.
• Analyze basic event logs, traffic patterns, and user-reported security events; correlate findings across approved tools and dashboards.
• Create, update, classify, and escape security incident tickets within established response timelines and shift handoff procedures.
• Communicate significant incidents to Tier 2 analysts and watch leadership; contribute to operational reporting and situational awareness.
• Follow evidence handling, data protection, and classified-system procedures; maintain accurate knowledge-base and SOP contributions.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident triage

Security monitoring

Tier 1 investigation

Federal sector experience

Education

CompTIA Security+ CE

CompTIA CySA+

GIAC GSEC

GIAC GCIH

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Defender

EDR

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

MITRE ATT&CK

Phishing analysis

Job description

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a Junior SOC Analyst to join our security operations team in Springfield, VA. You will monitor security events, perform Tier 1 investigations, and support incident response for federal networks and systems, gaining hands-on experience with enterprise monitoring tools.

You will work on-site, rotating shifts to cover 24x7x365 operations, and will contribute to documentation, ticketing, and communications with Tier 2. A TS clearance and listed certifications are required.