Senior SOC Analyst - Secret/TS Clearance, Onsite Denver

Coalfire Federal; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 96,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Certification reimbursement

Wellbeing support

Insurance options

Job summary

Coalfire Federal in Denver, CO seeks a skilled SOC Analyst with an active Secret or Top Secret clearance for on-site support to a government client. The role focuses on vulnerability management, incident response, and monitoring through SIEM tools, with hands-on work maintaining Nessus and Splunk environments.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field, 5+ years of cyber experience in consulting, and relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+ or CAP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field.
• 5+ years of information technology/cybersecurity experience in a consulting environment.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance required.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+, CAP are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and analyzes for potential threat activity.
• Provides real-time alerting and monitoring with SIEM tools.
• Maintains Nessus Security Center administration and reports.
• Performs daily vulnerability scanning of networks and systems.
• Generates metrics and reports on vulnerability management for leadership.
• Supports vulnerability patch management and remediation efforts.
• Reviews DISA STIG baselines and manual CAT I/II items.
• Uses Splunk for audit log management and event correlation.
• Provides technical evaluations and recommendations to improve security posture.
• Conducts product evaluations and security implementations.

Skills

Threat monitoring

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Security engineering

SIEM operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/related field

Tools

Tenable Nessus

Splunk

Job description

Coalfire Federal in Denver, CO seeks a skilled SOC Analyst with an active Secret or Top Secret clearance for on-site support to a government client. The role focuses on vulnerability management, incident response, and monitoring through SIEM tools, with hands-on work maintaining Nessus and Splunk environments.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field, 5+ years of cyber experience in consulting, and relevant security certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+ or CAP).