Tier 1 SOC Analyst

Agile Defense; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Retirement

Learning and Development opportunities

Job summary

Agile Defense in Washington, DC is seeking a Tier 1 SOC Analyst to provide frontline monitoring and triage across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments. You will review SIEM alerts, perform initial investigation, reduce false positives, and escalate incidents per playbooks, while documenting findings for the incident response process.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT and at least 2 years of experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT related disciplines required.
• 2 years of experience in SOC or cybersecurity environment preferred.
• Experience reviewing and triaging SIEM alerts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage security events across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments.
• Review SIEM alerts, perform initial investigation, and reduce false positives.
• Escalate confirmed incidents according to established playbooks.
• Document findings to support the incident response process.

Skills

SIEM monitoring

Log analysis

Incident Response

Documentation

Investigation

Threat triage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT related disciplines

Tools

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender

Job description

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1778

Job Title: Tier 1 SOC Analyst

Location: On-Site, Washington, DC

Required Certification(s): Security + or equivalent certification is required. (Equivalent certification covers similar level of information security domains or depth of knowledge and or experience.)

Job Description

We are looking for a Tier 1 SOC Analyst. The Tier 1 SOC Analyst provides frontline monitoring and triage of security events across the organization’s networks, endpoints, and cloud environments. This role is responsible for reviewing SIEM alerts, performing initial investigation, reducing false positives, and escalating confirmed incidents according to established playbooks. Analysts maintain continuous situational awareness, document findings accurately, and support the broader incident response process by ensuring timely detection and proper handoff of threats to Tier 2 and Tier 3 teams.

Education and Background

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT related disciplines

Years of Experience

2 years

Required Skills

• Provides initial and continuous monitoring of automated systems designed to detect and alert on potential cyber incidents.
• Creates tickets to track issues and closes false positives as results are confirmed.
• Provides basic investigation and mitigation actions as well as Incident Response support.
• Experience reviewing and triaging SIEM alerts.
• Basic understanding of cybersecurity and networking fundamentals.
• Ability to analyze logs and identify suspicious activity. Familiarity with endpoint/security tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, Defender).
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Working Conditions

On-site in Washington, D.C. 4/5 times a week.

1:30p - 11:30p, Sunday - Wednesday

$70,000 - $80,000 a year

In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.

Our Core Values

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

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