SOC Architect - Design & Elevate Security Operations

Xcelerate-Solutions-5; Seaside (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcelerate Solutions in Seaside, CA is seeking a SOC Architect to support CyberPRIMES cybersecurity, privacy, records and information management, and related enterprise support for DHRA, including DMDC and OUSD(P&R). The position requires an Active Secret clearance.

Key responsibilities include designing and maturing SOC operational processes across SOC monitoring, incident response, and compliance, while developing SOC architecture, playbooks, escalation paths, and reporting mechanisms to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and five years of experience.
• Must be U.S. Citizen.
• A Secret clearance is required when the duties require classified information or SIPRNet access.

Responsibilities

• Design and mature SOC operational processes and technical capabilities across DCDC operations, SOC monitoring, incident response, external-connectivity compliance, and penetration-testing interfaces.
• Develop and maintain SOC architecture, monitoring strategies, procedures, playbooks, escalation paths, and reporting mechanisms.
• Integrate event, endpoint, user-activity, and network-security monitoring to support timely detection, analysis, and response.
• Coordinate SOC capabilities with Cybersecurity Service Providers, cyber-tool teams, incident responders, network stakeholders, and penetration testers.
• Recommend improvements that strengthen operational visibility, automation, threat detection, and response effectiveness.
• Apply cybersecurity lifecycle, architecture, engineering, operations, compliance, methodology-development, requirements-analysis, and alternative-assessment expertise to SOC design and maturation.

Skills

Five years experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Xcelerate Solutions in Seaside, CA is seeking a SOC Architect to support CyberPRIMES cybersecurity, privacy, records and information management, and related enterprise support for DHRA, including DMDC and OUSD(P&R). The position requires an Active Secret clearance.

Key responsibilities include designing and maturing SOC operational processes across SOC monitoring, incident response, and compliance, while developing SOC architecture, playbooks, escalation paths, and reporting mechanisms to