Remote Senior SOC Analyst: Threat Hunting & SIEM

Peraton; United States; Remote; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to join our team supporting the Department of State (DOS) CAEIO program. The role focuses on monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, and collaboration across teams to protect federal systems.

The position is fully remote with preference for candidates in the Washington DC area for occasional onsite activities. Requires DoD 8570 IAT II certification, a SECRET clearance, and strong Splunk/Microsoft Sentinel experience.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and an active SECRET security clearance.
• Security+ CE or DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.
• 5+ years of cybersecurity, SOC, or federal government experience.
• 3+ years with a SIEM platform, preferably Splunk.
• Experience using Splunk dashboards and Microsoft Sentinel.
• 4+ years querying security data, including SPL.
• Knowledge of system, network and application security threats.
• Familiarity with RMF and NIST standards (NIST SP 800-53).

Responsibilities

• Monitor and investigate security alerts; threat hunting.
• Analyze network traffic to identify anomalies and threats.
• Create advanced SPL queries.
• Coordinate with teams to investigate threats and conduct forensics.
• Review and analyze logs from host, network, firewall and IDS.
• Utilize SIEM and EDR tools to monitor the environment.
• Develop configuration standards, policies and procedures.
• Advise on technology risks and mitigations.
• Engage with management, provide technical leadership.
• Prepare reports on investigations and incidents.
• Identify attack tactics and techniques.
• Recommend enhancements to improve security and performance.
• Build and refine SOC processes; document SOPs.
• Train and mentor junior SOC members.
• Plan and execute SOC projects.
• Communicate clearly with managers and colleagues.
• Be flexible and take on additional responsibilities.

Skills

Splunk

SIEM

Threat hunting

Log analysis

Forensics

Incident response

NIST RMF

SPL

TCP/IP

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Associates degree

High School diploma

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior SOC Analyst to join our team supporting the Department of State (DOS) CAEIO program. The role focuses on monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, and collaboration across teams to protect federal systems.

The position is fully remote with preference for candidates in the Washington DC area for occasional onsite activities. Requires DoD 8570 IAT II certification, a SECRET clearance, and strong Splunk/Microsoft Sentinel experience.