Security Operations Center Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Fort Meade seeks an experienced Senior Security Operations Center Analyst to lead threat hunting and complex investigations in a 24×7 SOC. You will act as the senior escalation point, guiding analysts across cybersecurity, cloud, network, and OT environments to protect mission-critical systems.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in cybersecurity, hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and KQL, and strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity including SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, or detection engineering.

Responsibilities

• Hunt for and investigate advanced threats and incidents.
• Lead complex investigations and ensure timely containment and remediation.
• Analyze suspicious activity and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Improve detection capabilities and SOC processes using Microsoft Sentinel, KQL, and threat intel.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point and mentor junior analysts.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Python scripting

Technical leadership

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST frameworks

Effective communication

Security clearance

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

KQL

SIEM

Job description

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Security Operations Center Analyst, Senior

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced cybersecurity analyst who enjoys digging deeper than the alert? Do threat hunting, complex investigations, and finding the activity others miss interest you? Join a team of advanced cybersecurity analysts working to protect the systems that support one of the world’s most critical hubs for global trade and supply chain operations. As a Tier III SOC Analyst and Shift Lead, you’ll combine deep technical expertise with operational leadership in a 24×7 Security Operations Center. You’ll hunt for advanced threats, lead complex incident investigations, analyze suspicious activity, and continuously improve detection capabilities using Microsoft Sentinel, KQL, threat intelligence, and other security technologies. You’ll also lead SOC operations during your assigned shift, serving as the senior technical escalation point for other analysts and helping ensure incidents are effectively investigated, prioritized, communicated, and handed off between teams. You’ll work across cybersecurity, cloud, network, and operational technology environments and collaborate directly with technical SMEs and client stakeholders.

This is an opportunity to apply advanced cybersecurity skills to a mission where cyber resilience directly supports operational continuity and global commerce. We're looking for someone who can think like an adversary, lead through complex situations, communicate clearly, and help continuously improve how the SOC detects and responds to threats.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have

• 8+ years of experience with cybersecurity including SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, or detection engineering
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel and KQL
• Experience with SIEM detection engineering, tuning, and security investigations
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python
• Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring cybersecurity analysts
• Knowledge of malware analysis, digital forensics, networking, and cloud security concepts
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST SP 800-53, and NIST SP 800-82
• Ability to communicate technical findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have

• Experience supporting critical infrastructure, operational technology, or industrial control system environments
• Experience with Red Canary or comparable MDR capabilities
• Microsoft Certification such as Security Operations Analyst Associate, GCIH, GSOC, GICSP, GRID, GCIA, CCNA, or CISSP Certification

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secretclearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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 $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (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.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.