Apex Systems is hiring for a SOC Analyst position that is available in the Alexandria, VA area. If you are interested and meet the below qualifications, please apply here!
Position: SOC Analyst
Location: Alexandria, VA
Hours: Will either be tues - sat or, sun - thurs (2pm - 10pm)
Salary: $110k-$120k
Duration: 6M CTH - 3 years left on Contract
Clearance: Active Secret
Cert Requirement: DoD 8570 IAT II or higher certification (such as CompTIA Security+ CE)
Primary Responsibilities:
- Utilize alerts from endpoints, IDS/IPS, netflow, and custom sensors to identify compromises on customer networks/endpoints.
- Perform junior- to intermediate-level review of massive log files, pivot between data sets, and correlate evidence for incident investigations.
- Pass triaged alerts to senior-level SOC personnel and assist in identifying malicious actors on customer networks.
- Document analysis, findings, and actions in a case/knowledge management system.
- Support senior-level SOC personnel with the creation and distribution of incident reports to customers and higher headquarters.
Required Clearance and Certifications:
- Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance or higher, and ability to obtain TS/SCI
- Must have DoD 8570 IAT II or higher certification (such as CompTIA Security+ CE, ISC2 SSCP, SANS GSEC, etc.) prior to starting.
- Must be able to obtain DoD 8570 CSSP-Analyst certification (such as CEH, CySA+, GCIA, etc.) within 6 months of starting.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of prior relevant experience; additional military service and/or relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- 1+ years of prior incident handling/response experience.
- 1+ years of experience working in a SOC environment.
- CND experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization.
- Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of network threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
- Demonstrated sound understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.
- Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic findings
- Demonstrated commitment to training, self-study and maintaining proficiency in the technical cybersecurity domain and an ability to think and work independently
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Willing to perform shift work, including weekend hours.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated hands-on experience analyzing high volumes of logs, network data (e.g. Netflow, Full Packet Capture), and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations.
- In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g. ArcSight, Splunk, Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, QRadar, LogLogic).
- Experience and proficiency with any of the following: Anti-Virus, HIPS/HBSS, IDS/IPS, Full Packet Capture, Network Forensics.
- Experience with malware analysis concepts and methods.
- Unix/Linux command line experience.
- Scripting and programming experience.
- Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic findings.
- Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework.