Senior Incident Responder

Revolutional; New Carrollton (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

401(k) match

Flexible schedules

Teleworking options

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Professional development

Team events

Job summary

Revolutional in the United States is seeking a Sr. Incident Responder to lead incident analysis within a 24x7 SOC for a large federal agency. You will analyze incidents, determine scope and impact, and guide a team of responders to timely remediation.

The successful candidate will leverage SIEM/EDR and MITRE ATT&CK/NIST frameworks, coordinating with client IT and vendors while ensuring quality incident documentation and reporting. This is an onsite role with public trust clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of experience.
• Seasoned technical contributor with deep knowledge in incident analysis, logs, and indicators of compromise.
• Proficient with SIEM, EDR, and network security monitoring; familiar with NIST and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as task lead for incident analysis, assigning and reviewing the work of responders.
• Analyze suspected incidents to identify affected systems, IOC, timeline, and impact.
• Correlate data from logs, alerts, artifacts, and threat intel with approved sources.
• Document findings and recommended remediation in Incident Analysis Reports.
• Coordinate with client IT, contractors, vendors, and stakeholders as directed.
• Support incident reporting requirements and apply lessons learned to improve processes.

Skills

Incident response

Log analysis

IOC correlation

SIEM

EDR

Network monitoring

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST SP 800-61

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Job description

Revolutional delivers advanced technology solutions and mission support to federal agencies across civilian, health, and national security environments. We apply modern capabilities, including AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT modernization to solve complex challenges, enable faster and more secure operations, and drive measurable mission outcomes.

We are redefining how federal technology gets built and delivered by operating with a product mindset, prioritizing speed, ownership, and execution over bureaucracy.

Title: Sr. Incident Responder

Location: Onsite – New Carrollton, MD or Memphis, TN

Terms: Full-time

Salary: $130K - $170K DOE

Clearance: Public Trust

Travel: 0% (onsite presence at client facilities as directed)

Position Description

We are seeking a Sr. Incident Responder to serve as task lead for incident analysis in a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center (SOC) supporting a large federal agency. This seasoned technical contributor analyzes suspected cybersecurity incidents to determine their nature, scope, severity, likely cause, affected assets, operational impact, and recommended response actions, leads the incident responders performing this work, and collaborates with internal experts on deep analyses.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Lead incident analysis from initial evidence through recommended response.
• Deliver clear, well-supported incident findings and timelines.
• Turn lessons learned into better monitoring, triage, and escalation.
• Guide and develop incident responders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as task lead for incident analysis, assigning and reviewing the work of incident responders.
• Analyze suspected incidents to identify relevant activity, affected systems, indicators of compromise, timeline of events, and potential impact.
• Correlate data from logs, alerts, artifacts, reports, threat intelligence, and other approved sources.
• Document analytical findings, confidence levels, supporting evidence, and recommended response or remediation actions in Incident Analysis Reports.
• Coordinate analysis with client IT organizations, other contractors, vendors, and authorized stakeholders as directed.
• Support federal and organizational incident reporting requirements as directed.
• Use incident findings and lessons learned to improve monitoring, triage, escalation, and analysis procedures.

Required Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field and 7+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Seasoned technical individual contributor, fully proficient in applying technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field.
• Ability to develop solutions to technical problems and issues that are difficult, unclear, and require deep technical knowledge.
• Deep understanding of the principles, theories, and concepts of the technical domain, with broad understanding of related specialty areas.
• Experience performing in-depth incident analysis in large enterprise environments, including log analysis and IOC correlation.
• Expertise with SIEM, EDR, and network security monitoring tools.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-61 and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Desired

• Experience supporting federal government contracts as a contractor, including working to contract performance standards, deliverable schedules, and government review and approval processes.
• Certifications such as GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, or CISSP.
• Experience analyzing incidents in AWS and Microsoft Azure/M365 environments.
• Experience with SOAR playbooks and automation.

Work Authorization/Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Company Culture

Here At Revolutional We Are Pleased To Have Been Repeatedly Recognized For Our Outstanding Work Culture, The Innovative Work We Do, And The Employees On Our Team Who Make a Difference Each Day. Some Of These Recognitions Include

• Recognized as a Top 20 "Best Place to Work in Virginia"
• Recipient of Department of Labor's HireVets Gold Medallion
• Great Place to Work Certification for five years running
• A Virginia Chamber of Commerce Fantastic 50 company
• A Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 company
• Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for eleven years
• Two-time SBA SBIR Tibbett's Award winner
• Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certification

We recognize that every bit of our success is the result of our teams of hard-working, motivated, and innovative professionals who are proud to call themselves part of the Revolutional family! In addition to competitive compensation, a family-focused culture, and a dynamic, productive work environment, we offer all full-time employees a variety of benefits including, but not limited to

• Traditional and HSA- eligible medical insurance plans
• 100% employer-paid dental and vision insurance options
• 100% employer-sponsored STD, LTD, and life insurance
• 5% 401(k) company matching
• Flexible-schedules and teleworking options
• Paid holidays and PTO Accrual Plans
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Team and company-wide events, recognition, and appreciation-- and so much more!

Revolutional is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or genetics. Revolutional does and will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. To perform the above job successfully, an individual must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed; meet the education and work experience required; and must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Other duties in addition to those listed may be assigned as necessary to meet business needs. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable an applicant with a disability to successfully apply for and/or perform the essential duties of the job. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact [e-mail].

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