Security Engineer - SOC & Incident Response (Operational Support)

Capgemini Government Solutions; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Government Solutions is seeking a Security Engineer - Operational Support to join our cybersecurity team in McLean, VA. You will monitor security technologies, respond to incidents, and support enterprise security platforms across Aerospace and Federal Government client environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, tuning detections, and maintaining playbooks. A DoD clearance and U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Security Engineering environment.
• Experience supporting large enterprise cybersecurity operations.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, security monitoring, and incident response methodologies.
• Knowledge of security frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, SOX, and PCI-DSS.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, maintain, and support enterprise security technologies, including SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability management, and malware protection solutions.
• Respond to security incidents, alerts, and operational events in accordance with established procedures.
• Triage and manage requests from service management queues and engineering support mailboxes.
• Configure, tune, and optimize security tools, policies, detections, and alerts.
• Troubleshoot security infrastructure and support audit, compliance, and governance activities.
• Support ITSM processes including incident, problem, and change management.
• Analyze network traffic, authentication events, endpoint telemetry, and other security data to identify threats.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, standards, procedures, and playbooks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security posture and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Security monitoring

TCP/IP networking

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

QRadar

ArcSight

PowerShell

Python

Nessus

Tenable

Qualys

Job description

Capgemini Government Solutions is seeking a Security Engineer - Operational Support to join our cybersecurity team in McLean, VA. You will monitor security technologies, respond to incidents, and support enterprise security platforms across Aerospace and Federal Government client environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, tuning detections, and maintaining playbooks. A DoD clearance and U.S.