Night Cybersecurity Analyst: SIEM & Incident Response

MANTECH; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst for the night shift in Tysons, VA, to monitor Air Gapped Security Fabrics and manage SECOPs operations. You will analyze events, coordinate with Tier 2 developers, and follow established security playbooks to protect critical environments.

Responsibilities include SIEM-based event analysis, ticket creation, and collaboration across teams to improve detections and incident response. A TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required for this role.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 3+ years of experience in Security Operations, Cyber Security, and/or Systems Administration.
• Experience with SIEM, IDS, EDR, and Case Management Tools.
• Experience with supporting operating systems, networking, scripting and automation, and Security Application troubleshooting.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring Operations Center IT infrastructure for a 24x7 mission critical SECOPs function.
• Performing event analysis within SIEM and developing response tickets in case management tooling.
• Troubleshoot and coordinate with Tier 2 Analysts for event escalation and follow security playbooks.
• Drive enhanced security posture through detections and response compliance.
• A customer first attitude is a must.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Response

Scripting & Automation

Team Coordination

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Active 8140 Certification

CompTIA Security+

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Case Management Tools

Networking basics

Job description

MANTECH is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst for the night shift in Tysons, VA, to monitor Air Gapped Security Fabrics and manage SECOPs operations. You will analyze events, coordinate with Tier 2 developers, and follow established security playbooks to protect critical environments.

Responsibilities include SIEM-based event analysis, ticket creation, and collaboration across teams to improve detections and incident response. A TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required for this role.