SOC Watchfloor Cyber Defense Analyst

Kforce Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce has a client in Huntsville, AL seeking a Mid Level Cybersecurity Analyst for a long term contract. This role supports a high-visibility federal program and offers growth potential within critical systems.

Ideal for professionals with a strong cybersecurity foundation taking on added responsibilities to protect vital infrastructure. Responsibilities include monitoring networks, incident response, vulnerability assessments, and forensics.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or equivalent knowledge in cybersecurity.
• Willingness to support a government/security program and access classified information.
• Relevant education or training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor computer networks for potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents and breaches.
• Document incidents and assess the scope and impact of security events.
• Collaborate on vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Remediate identified vulnerabilities to uphold a high-security posture.
• Recommend and implement IT security best practices including firewalls and encryption.
• Perform forensic analysis and create secure duplicates of compromised files.
• Decrypt data and deliver technical summaries and insights.
• Analyze recovered data using timeline reconstruction and statistical analysis.
• Provide real-time cyber defense support and assist deployable IRTs.

Skills

Threat monitoring

Incident response

Forensics

Data analysis

Security best practices

Education

Relevant education or training

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Security

Job description

Kforce has a client in Huntsville, AL seeking a Mid Level Cybersecurity Analyst for a long term contract. This role supports a high-visibility federal program and offers growth potential within critical systems.

Ideal for professionals with a strong cybersecurity foundation taking on added responsibilities to protect vital infrastructure. Responsibilities include monitoring networks, incident response, vulnerability assessments, and forensics.