SOC Task & Integration Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a SOC Task Lead in the United States to respond to threats in real time, guiding best practices and security measures for critical infrastructure and federal networks.

You will oversee teams that analyze logs, forensics, and threat intelligence, advise clients on closing gaps and hardening networks, and help ensure security posture is robust against ongoing cyber-attacks.

Qualifications

• You must have 10+ years in IT or cybersecurity.
• 3+ years leading cybersecurity operations teams.
• 3+ years developing enterprise SOC concepts, policies, and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of network operations and enterprise detection and monitoring.
• Ability to create and refine organizational processes and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Respond to threats in real time as SOC Task Lead.
• Lead teams analyzing logs, forensic data, and threat intelligence.
• Advise clients on gaps and harden networks after detecting adversaries.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

SOC leadership

SOC concepts

Network operations

Documentation skills

Security clearance

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT

Job description

SOC Task & Integration Lead The Opportunity: As a Security Operations Center (SOC) Task Lead, you’re in the middle of the action, responding to and mitigating threats in real time. You’re the first line of cyber defense for your organization, and they look to you for guidance on best practices and security measures. We need a SOC Task Lead like you to help us secure critical infrastructure from the constant onslaught of cyber-attacks against the federal government’s networks. On our SOC team, you’ll oversee efforts to find the advanced threats that are escaping detection by leading teams that analyze logs, forensic data, and threat intelligence. Using your deep understanding of our client’s networks combined with your cybersecurity experience, you’ll analyze patterns to understand attackers’ goals and stop them from succeeding. Once your team finds the adversary in the SIEM’s blind spot, you’ll advise our client on ways to close the gaps and harden their network. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience in an IT or cybersecurity field
• 3+ years of experience leading cybersecurity operations teams, including managing large analyst groups performing monitoring, detection, and incident response
• 3+ years of experience in assisting with developing enterprise-wide SOC concepts of operations, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of network operations, incident response, and enterprise level detection and monitoring
• Ability to create and refine organizational processes, documentation, and technical guidance
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED
• Cybersecurity Certification such as CISSP, GCIH, GSOC, or GSOM Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting implementation of SIEM SOAR and UEBA capabilities and prioritizing automations based on operations signals
• Experience supporting SOC solutioning pilots or mission system integrations across federal agencies
• Knowledge of enterprise network architectures and SOC technology stacks
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or a related field
• Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Work Model

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