Network/Security Operations Center

Y-12 National Security Complex; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) savings plan

Education reimbursement

Onsite fitness facilities

Job summary

Y-12 National Security Complex is seeking a Network/Security Operations Center Analyst to join a dedicated team in Oak Ridge, TN. The role focuses on monitoring, analyzing, and resolving network and cybersecurity incidents in a high-uptime environment.

Candidates will work 12-hour shifts on-site, engaging with multiple teams to safeguard critical infrastructure and data. Strong diagnostics and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/information technology or equivalent
• Eight or more years of relevant education, training, and/or progressive experience may satisfy requirements
• Prior NOC/SOC experience and related cybersecurity familiarity preferred

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage network and security events in a 24x7 environment
• Assess situations, determine tactical steps, and implement strategic responses
• Support multiple technical teams to minimize business impact
• Maintain on-site operations and coordinate with cross-functional groups

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Server administration

Incident response

Communication skills

Time management

Cross-team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/IT

Eight+ years education/experience

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS (Snort, Cisco, FortiGate, Firepower)

SolarWinds

System Center Operations Manager

Splunk

Job description

Location: Oak Ridge, TN

Job Title: Network/Security Operations Center

Career Level From: Associate

Job Specialty: It Operations & Support

What You’ll Do

Using a mixture of new graduates, entry level IT professionals, and seasoned professionals to form an amazing team, the NOC/SOC serves as the first line of defense against network disruptions and cybersecurity threats. We serve a critical function in the organization to identify, investigate and resolve issues while minimizing the business impact. We are looking for a positive attitude, esprit de corps, and skills to join our team.

Due to the sensitive nature of this position, NOC/SOC Analysts must work in an office environment 100% of the time.

Job Specific Responsibilities

Network Operations Center / Security Operations Center (NOC / SOC) Analysts are hard charging, analytical thinkers who enjoy solving problems. We thrive in a high-pressure environment with shifting priorities. NOC / SOC Analysts are able to assess a situation, determine tactical steps forward, and can implement a strategic plan. We support multiple technical teams in a 24 x 7 x 365 operational environment with high uptime requirements. In addition to these general skills and personality traits, CNS is seeking candidates with the following skills.

Core Skills & Job Requirements

Preferred candidates will demonstrate most of the skills listed below.

• Interact positively with peers, other departments, internal / external customers, and vendors to identify operational issues
• Prolonged or irregular hours required – 12 hour rotating shifts (compensated by shift differential pay)
• On-site requirement to support the network and cyber infrastructure
• Collecting and reviewing performance reports for various systems, and reporting trends in performance to senior technical personnel to help them predict future issues or outages
• Strong ability to diagnose server or network alerts, events or issues
• General understanding of TCP/IP Networking and Server infrastructure
• Understanding of common information architecture frameworks
• General understanding and/or experience with Information Security and Incident Response
• Understanding of Disaster Recovery plans and related technologies
• General understanding of common firewalls
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, and ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks and projects with minimal supervision
• Good oral and written communication skills, and ability to address conflict with others constructively
• Cross-team coordination and collaboration

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline
• OR Eight or more years of relevant education, training, and/or progressive experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting

Preferred Job Requirements

• Prior helpdesk and/or field support experience
• Prior NOC / SOC experience
• Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM)
• Common Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) (Snort, Cisco, FortiGate, Firepower)
• Experience with Disaster Recovery plans and related technologies
• Server hardware experience (e.g., Cisco UCS, and HP blade systems)
• Server Administration experience with Linux and/or Windows
• Prior Server / Network Administration experience
• Experience working in a large, geographically distributed environments
• Experience with SolarWinds, System Center Operations Manager, or other monitoring tools
• Operational analysis and development skills, such as scripting, to deploy DevOps solutions
• Knowledge of packet analysis and packet capture tools
• Working knowledge of large network and server infrastructures
• Experience with Penetration Testing or similar training environments.
• Preferred certifications: Network+ and/or Security+, SPLUNK

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.