SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance - 167846

Piper Companies; Fulton (MD); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) plan

PTO & Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a SOC Engineer II with a Secret Clearance for a world-leading technology organization in Fulton, Maryland. This hybrid role requires 3 days in the office and supports 24/7 security operations monitoring, detecting, and responding to cyber threats across enterprise systems.

The ideal candidate has hands-on incident response experience, familiarity with SIEM tools such as Splunk, and the ability to work with government or regulated environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a SOC or cybersecurity role.
• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk.
• Knowledge of incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management.
• Familiarity with networking concepts, operating systems, and attack vectors.
• Experience in government, defense, or regulated environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events using SIEM and security monitoring tools to identify threats.
• Investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents per procedures.
• Perform threat hunting and proactive analysis to identify indicators of compromise.
• Collaborate with incident response, engineering, and compliance teams to remediate issues.
• Maintain documentation related to incidents, response actions, and lessons learned.
• Support continuous improvement of SOC processes, tools, and detection capabilities.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response

Threat detection

Vulnerability management

Networking concepts

Tools

Splunk

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance for a world leading technology organization in the Fulton, Maryland area. The SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance role is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite in the office. The SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance will support 24/7 security operations by monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity threats across enterprise systems. An ideal candidate for the SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance role is a security professional with strong incident response skills and experience operating in secure environments.

Responsibilities of the SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance:

• Monitor security alerts and events using SIEM and security monitoring tools to identify potential threats.
• Investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents in accordance with established procedures.
• Perform threat hunting and proactive analysis to identify indicators of compromise.
• Collaborate with incident response, engineering, and compliance teams to remediate security issues.
• Maintain documentation related to incidents, response actions, and lessons learned.
• Support continuous improvement of SOC processes, tools, and detection capabilities.

Qualifications of the SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance:

• 3+ years of experience in a Security Operations Center or cybersecurity role.
• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk
• Knowledge of incident response, threat detection, and vulnerability management processes.
• Familiarity with networking concepts, operating systems, and common attack vectors.
• Experience working in government, defense, or regulated environments preferred.

Compensation for the SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance:

• Salary range: $105,000 - $125,000
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, Sick Leave as required by law
• This job opens for applications on 06/14/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.