Tier 2 SOC Analyst: Advanced Cybersecurity Event Analysis

Leidos LLC; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Leidos is seeking experienced Tier 2 Security Operations Center (SOC) Analysts to support the DMDC CyberPRIMES program. The Tier 2 SOC Analyst will perform advanced analysis of cybersecurity events escalated from Tier 1 or identified through enterprise monitoring.

This role requires US citizenship and an active Secret clearance. You will correlate security data, support incident triage and containment, preserve evidence, and coordinate with incident responders to protect government systems in a

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent plus 2+ years experience in cybersecurity or SOC.
• Experience analyzing and correlating alerts from multiple monitoring capabilities.
• Experience investigating endpoint, network, or identity-related events.
• US Citizenship and Active Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced analysis of cybersecurity events escalated from Tier 1 analysts or identified through endpoint, user-activity, network, and other enterprise monitoring capabilities.
• Correlate alerts, security telemetry, and supporting technical data to determine the nature, scope, severity, and potential impact of cybersecurity activity.
• Distinguish legitimate activity, false positives, policy violations, suspicious behavior, and potential cybersecurity incidents.
• Determine appropriate next actions based on SOC procedures, playbooks, and escalation criteria.
• Support cybersecurity incident triage, escalation, and containment in coordination with the incident-response team.
• Preserve relevant technical evidence and supporting information required for further investigation and incident response.
• Document investigative actions, analysis, findings, and conclusions in Government-approved systems.

Skills

Cybersecurity event analysis

SOC operations

Incident triage

Security monitoring

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

BS degree or equivalent

Masters with less than 2 years relevant experience

Tools

SIEM platforms

Enterprise security-analysis tools

Security monitoring tools

Job description

Leidos is seeking experienced Tier 2 Security Operations Center (SOC) Analysts to support the DMDC CyberPRIMES program. The Tier 2 SOC Analyst will perform advanced analysis of cybersecurity events escalated from Tier 1 or identified through enterprise monitoring.

This role requires US citizenship and an active Secret clearance. You will correlate security data, support incident triage and containment, preserve evidence, and coordinate with incident responders to protect government systems in a