Security Operations / SIEM Analyst

Empower AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 116,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower AI in Washington, DC area seeks a Security Operations / SIEM Analyst to support DoS IT services enterprise‑wide. You will create and maintain secure installation guides for OS, databases, and VMs per DoS/STIGs or best practices for government approval.

The role focuses on operational security administration, SIEM support, and patch management to maintain compliance and address threats as requested by the Government.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field is required.
• Security+ and Splunk or SIEM platform certifications.
• Secret Security Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain standardized secure installation guides for OS, databases, and VMs based on DoS/STIGs and best practices.
• Provide security operations support focusing on operational security administration and SIEM.
• Support SIEM processes and tool configuration in the CA environment.
• Develop, configure, implement, and manage security solutions addressing threats and vulnerabilities.
• Perform patch management and security update operations to maintain compliance.

Skills

SIEM administration

Security operations

System hardening

Education

Bachelor's in IT or related field

Secret Security Clearance

Tools

Splunk

SIEM platforms

Job description

Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai .

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active‑ducty and veteran employees.

Responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Security Operations / Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Analyst works to ensure the customer IT environments is updated and current to support the customer’s mission to provide IT services to DoS users enterprise wide.

• This role creates and maintains standardized secure installation guides for the operating systems, databases, virtual machines, and any other configurable software based on DoS and other Federal configuration guides (e.g., Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)) or best industry practices) for Government approval.
• Security operations support focuses on the operational security administration and SIEM.
• The contractor shall support the implementation, configuration, and administration of the SIEM processes and tools in the CA environment.
• The contractor shall support the development, engineering, configuration, implementation, and/or management of security solutions for addressing specific threats, vulnerabilities, or exposures in the environment requested by the Government.
• You will also perform patch management and security update operations support to maintain operating environment compliance.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years
• Bachelor's in IT or related field
• Security+; Splunk or SIEM platform Certification(s)
• Secret Security Clearance

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
• Travel by land or air transportation 10 %.

About Empower AI

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

If hired for this position, the base salary range would be within the range provided. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Empower AI's total compensation package for employees.

Pay Band Min

USD $116,220.00/Yr.

Pay Band Max

USD $179,890.00/Yr.