Senior Tier 3 SOC Analyst - Government DC

Gointellects Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gointellects Inc. seeks a Tier 3 SOC Analyst for a long-term Government contract in Washington, DC. You will provide advanced escalation support, oversee a SOC team, and coordinate incident detection, analysis, remediation, and reporting.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and threat intel; strong communication and coordinating skills are essential to operate in a high-pressure government environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security or related field with 5+ years of incident response experience.
• Deep understanding of threats, attacks and countermeasures across networks and systems.
• Experience with SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, NAC, DLP and related security tools.
• Strong communication and customer service skills; able to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with threat intel from open-source sources.

Responsibilities

• Analyze escalated cybersecurity events and coordinate with Tier 2 and Incident Response Lead.
• Trend and correlate large datasets to identify incidents and recommend remediation.
• Identify undetected threats by proactive log, network, and system analysis.
• Tune security tools and develop response procedures to reduce false positives.
• Ingest indicators of compromise and IOAs into security tools.
• Prepare advisories and coordinate incident response with technical teams.
• Develop SOPs and Runbooks for SOC Analysts.
• Respond to technical requests via phone and other channels.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security or related field

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

SANS GCIA/GCED/GPEN/GCIH or similar certification

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Firewalls

NAC

DLP

DAM

Web filtering

Email filtering

Vulnerability scanners

Endpoint protection

Job description

Gointellects Inc. seeks a Tier 3 SOC Analyst for a long-term Government contract in Washington, DC. You will provide advanced escalation support, oversee a SOC team, and coordinate incident detection, analysis, remediation, and reporting.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with SIEM, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and threat intel; strong communication and coordinating skills are essential to operate in a high-pressure government environment.