SOC Analyst

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Security Operations Center Analyst to monitor threats, analyze incidents, and implement countermeasures across enterprise networks. The role emphasizes regulatory compliance with NIST/ NIH directives and proactive investigations.

Responsibilities include incident response coordination, security tooling management, and reporting to stakeholders. A strong background in log analysis, IDS/IPS, and endpoint protections is required.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in the cyber security industry with security event monitoring and incident response.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in IT or equivalent security operations experience.
• Preferred certifications: CISSP, CISM, CySA+, or GCIH.
• Strong understanding of log analysis, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and AV solutions.
• Familiarity with compliance directives (NIST, NIH) and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security threats, and implement countermeasures.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and reporting requirements are met.
• Lead incident response efforts and investigations into breaches.
• Maintain Security Waivers, perform product evaluations, and advise on changes.
• Communicate security status and reports to stakeholders.
• Develop and oversee SOC Standard Operating Procedures.

Skills

Log analysis

Security monitoring

Threat detection

Security incident response

VPN technology

Malware detection

Encryption standards

Network intrusion detection

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Tenable Security Center

Splunk

MS Defender

SEIM

Symantec DLP

Netsparker

Penetration Testing

Service Now

Web Application Security

Data Loss Prevention

Forensics

Endpoint Protection (Cylance)

Job description

The Security Operations Center Analyst will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing security threats and implementing appropriate countermeasures to protect the organization's information assets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze security threats and vulnerabilities and implement appropriate countermeasures
• Ensure compliance with regulatory compliance directives, including various NIST and NIH security controls and monitoring and reporting requirements
• Manage incident response efforts and assist in investigations into security breaches
• Manage and maintain Security Waivers, perform product evaluations and advise management of upcoming changes to the environment
• Communicate and report to stakeholders on security-related documents and status updates
• Assist in the development, implementation and oversight of SOC standard operating procedures used to guide daily activities of the operations center
• Utilize various security tools like Tenable Security Center, Splunk, MS Defender, SEIM, Symantec DLP, Netsparker, Penetration Testing, Service Now, Web Application Security, Data Loss Prevention, Incident Response, Forensics, Security Tool Evaluation, and Endpoint Protection (Cylance)

Qualifications:

• At least five years of experience within the Cyber Security industry, with experience in security event monitoring and incident response services within an enterprise network security environment
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information Technology or related disciplines; or have equivalent and direct experience with the management, operation, and direction of a network and/or security operations center
• CISSP, CISM, CySA+, or GCIH certifications are desired
• Strong understanding of log analysis and monitoring management systems, security event monitoring systems, network-based and host-based intrusion detection systems, firewall technologies, malware detection and enterprise-level antivirus solutions/systems, VPN technologies and encryption standards
• Strong understanding of the various industry standard cyber security disciplines and generally accepted practices governing the present-day cyber security industry
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance directives to include various NIST and NIH security controls and monitoring and reporting requirements
• Experience with managing and ensuring the timely response and investigations of security events and incidents within a security operations center

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

$100,000 - $120,000

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.