Security Analyst (Incident Response)

Omniscius Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Omniscius Consulting is seeking an experienced security professional in Washington, DC to lead incident response, triage threats, and coordinate containment and recovery. The role includes tuning SIEM dashboards, generating detailed findings, and documenting security posture improvements.

The candidate will produce clear technical reports and collaborate with cross-functional teams while supporting compliance with federal cybersecurity standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Three years of security experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8140-related certification.

Responsibilities

• Investigate cyber incidents, perform triage, coordinate containment and recovery, tune SIEM content, document findings.
• Monitor, analyze, and resolve cybersecurity issues while following established procedures.
• Produce clear technical documentation, reports, and briefings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security posture.
• Support compliance with federal cybersecurity standards and best practices.

Skills

Security experience

SIEM dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CEH

CySA+

DoD 8140 certification

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate cyber incidents, perform triage, coordinate containment and recovery, tune SIEM content, document findings.
• Monitor, analyze, and resolve cybersecurity issues while following established procedures.
• Produce clear technical documentation, reports, and briefings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security posture.
• Support compliance with federal cybersecurity standards and best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Three (3) years security experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• CEH or CySA+ plus one qualifying DoD 8140 certification (Cloud+, GCED, GFACT, GISF, GSEC, PenTest+, Security+, etc.).
• ActiveTS/SCI
• Experience creating and modifying SIEM dashboards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoD or other federal agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.