SOC Engineer II - Secret Clearance | Hybrid, 24/7 Defense

Zachary Piper Solutions; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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 three days onsite and will support 24/7 security operations by monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity threats across enterprise systems.

Ideal candidates have strong incident response skills and experience operating in secure environments, with hands-on Splunk experience and a background in gov/defense settings.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a SOC or cybersecurity role.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Hands-on Splunk experience.
• Experience in gov/defense environments preferred.
• Familiar with incident response and threat detection.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

SIEM expertise

Incident Response

Threat Detection

Vulnerability Management

Networking Concepts

Secure Environments

Tools

Splunk

Job description

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 three days onsite and will support 24/7 security operations by monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity threats across enterprise systems.

Ideal candidates have strong incident response skills and experience operating in secure environments, with hands-on Splunk experience and a background in gov/defense settings.