Secret-Cleared Tier 2 SOC Analyst | Incident Response

Xcelerate Solutions; Alexandria, Seaside (VA, CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcelerate Solutions in Alexandria, VA seeks a Tier 2 SOC Analyst to support CyberPRIMES cybersecurity for DHRA, including DMDC and OUSD(P&R). An Active Secret clearance is required. Responsibilities include advanced security-analysis, incident handling, and SOC reporting in a 24x7 environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with five years of experience and U.S. citizenship. The employer offers competitive compensation aligned with government-security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• A Secret clearance is required when the duties require classified information or SIPRNet access.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced analysis of security events escalated from Tier 1 or identified through endpoint, user-activity, network, and other monitoring capabilities.
• Correlate alerts and supporting data, determine scope and potential impact, and recommend or initiate actions under approved procedures.
• Support incident triage, escalation, containment coordination, and evidence preservation in collaboration with the incident-response team.
• Document analysis, actions, and conclusions in Government-approved systems and contribute to SOC event reporting.
• Support tuning, process improvement, and knowledge transfer that improve detection quality and analyst effectiveness in the 24x7 SOC environment.
• Apply intermediate information-assurance expertise in approved COTS security-analysis tools, mitigation and compliance checking, security testing, and Tier 2 troubleshooting.

Skills

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree

5 years experience

Job description

Xcelerate Solutions in Alexandria, VA seeks a Tier 2 SOC Analyst to support CyberPRIMES cybersecurity for DHRA, including DMDC and OUSD(P&R). An Active Secret clearance is required. Responsibilities include advanced security-analysis, incident handling, and SOC reporting in a 24x7 environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with five years of experience and U.S. citizenship. The employer offers competitive compensation aligned with government-security requirements.