Security Operations Center Analyst

Booz Allen; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 69,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Financial planning

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen seeks a Security Operations Center Analyst to join the SOC team. You will analyze logs, forensics, and threat intelligence to identify advanced threats and perform complex incident response.

You will interpret patterns from customer networks to understand attacker goals and recommend remediation steps. The role requires SIEM experience (Splunk) and strong networking knowledge, plus experience with IDS/IPS tools and Linux systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with SIEM fundamentals and Splunk.
• Knowledge of basic networking concepts.
• Experience with intrusion detection tools (Bro/Zeek, Suricata, Snort).
• Ability to review Nessus scans and firewall configurations.
• Experience reviewing Linux hosts for IOC and Linux hardening.
• Ability to navigate nix-based systems via CLI.
• Ability to analyze various logs to detect threats.
• Requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• HS diploma or GED with 6+ years in IR/analysis or Bachelor’s with 2+ years in IR/analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze logs, forensic data, and threat intel to identify advanced threats.
• Perform incident response and coordinate with the team to contain and eradicate threats.
• Advise on gaps to close and harden networks against adversaries.
• Provide assessments of attacker goals based on patterns and telemetry.

Skills

SIEM Fundamentals

Networking basics

Bro/Zeek

Suricata/Snort

Nessus scans

Linux logs and indicators

Linux CLI

Log review

TS/SCI with polygraph

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Splunk

Bro/Zeek

Suricata

Snort

Nessus

Job description

Security Operations Center Analyst

The Opportunity: Are you ready to take a strategic role in cyber defense for U.S Cyber Command? Do you want to use your experience-based knowledge to protect critical warfighter infrastructure from the constant onslaught of cyber threats? If you want a position that uses your extensive threat analysis skills to perform advanced threat identification and complex incident response, you want to be a SOC analyst. As an analyst on our SOC team, you’ll analyze logs, forensic data, and threat intelligence to find the advanced threats that are escaping detection. Using your deep understanding of your customer’s networks, combined with your cybersecurity experience, you’ll analyze patterns to understand attackers’ goals and stop them from succeeding. Once you find the adversary in the SEIM’s blind spot, you’ll advise on ways to close the gaps and harden their network. Let’s outsmart malicious actors and protect U.S. Cyber Command. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience with SIEM Fundamentals, including Splunk
• Knowledge of basic networking fundamentals
• Knowledge of the basic functions and configurations of Bro or Zeek
• Knowledge of Suricata or Snort
• Ability to review Nessus scans and Firewall configurations
• Ability to review Linux hosts for indicators of compromise and hardening of Linux systems
• Ability to navigate nix-based systems via CLI
• Ability to find, read, and analyze various logs
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• HS diploma or GED and 6+ years of experience with incident response procedures and analysis
• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience with incident response procedures and analysis

Nice If You Have:

• Experience correlating threat intelligence to determine the threat actor, the attack's scope, and the affected systems
• Experience with AI Fundamentals
• Knowledge of Splunk Phantom or SOAR
• Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD).

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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