Senior SOC Lead - On-site Incident Response & Threat Detection

Zachary Piper Solutions; Manassas (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

11 paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a SOC Lead to support a critical Department of Energy program in Manassas, VA. The role drives cyber incident detection and response, guiding a SOC team to protect sensitive DoE assets and intellectual property.

The ideal candidate has an active Top Secret clearance or DOE Q, 10+ years in cybersecurity, and 4+ years in leadership, with CISSP/CISM/GCIH/GCIA preferred. This is an on-site, long-term program with robust benefits and career growth.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret and/or DOE Q clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 10+ years of cybersecurity experience and 4+ years of leadership.
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCIA, or equivalent are highly preferred.
• Experience in network defense, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and security operations.
• Experience leading incident response efforts, including network intrusions, malware, and data breaches.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, direct, and mentor the SOC team, ensuring smooth and efficient daily operations.
• Offer guidance, feedback, and training to SOC analysts to enhance their performance and skills.
• Lead the SOC team in identifying, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents, such as intrusions, malware, and data breaches.
• Reconstruct timelines from network defense data to analyze intrusions and attacks.
• Serve as the escalation point for developing and enhancing threat detection capabilities to proactively identify emerging risks and vulnerabilities.
• Analyze network traffic, system logs, and threat intelligence data to uncover potential threats.
• Manage complex or high-priority incidents, ensuring proper resolution.
• Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity teams to support enterprise-wide incident response and threat mitigation.
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks to intellectual property and other sensitive assets.
• Manage configuration, optimization, and administration of security tools, including SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and other monitoring solutions.
• Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of security incidents, including analysis, findings, and mitigation steps.

Skills

Leadership

Incident response

Threat detection

Security operations

Network defense

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Endpoint protection

Threat intelligence platforms

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a SOC Lead to support a critical Department of Energy program in Manassas, VA. The role drives cyber incident detection and response, guiding a SOC team to protect sensitive DoE assets and intellectual property.

The ideal candidate has an active Top Secret clearance or DOE Q, 10+ years in cybersecurity, and 4+ years in leadership, with CISSP/CISM/GCIH/GCIA preferred. This is an on-site, long-term program with robust benefits and career growth.