SOC Analyst Sr

Job Description

ECS is seeking a SOC Analyst SR to work in our Windsor Mill office.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform hunting for malicious activity across the network and digital assets

• Respond to computer security incidents and conduct threat analysis

• Identify and act on malicious or anomalous activity

• Conducts analysis using a variety of tools and data sets to identify indicators of malicious activity on the network

• Perform detailed investigation and response activities for potential security incidents

• Provide accurate and priority driven analysis on cyber activity/ threats

• Perform payload analysis of packets

• Recommends implementation of countermeasures or mitigating controls

• Ensures all pertinent information is obtained to allow for the identification, containment, eradication, and recovery actions to occur in a time sensitive environment

• Collaborates with technical and threat intelligence analysts to provide indications and warnings, and contributes to predictive analysis of malicious activity

• Develop innovative monitoring and detection solutions using client tools and other skillsets such as scripting and content development

• Mentor junior staff in cybersecurity techniques and processes

• Create and continuously improve standard operating procedures used by the SOC

• Resolve or coordinate the resolution of cyber security events

• Monitor incoming event queues for potential security incidents

• Create, manage, and dispatch incident tickets

• Monitor external event sources for security intelligence and actionable incidents

• Maintain incident logs with relevant activity

• Document investigation results, ensuring relevant details are passed to SOC Lead, Incident Management team and stakeholders

• Participate in root cause analysis or lessons learned sessions

Salary Range: $79584.00 - $97269.00
General Description of Benefits:
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Required Skills

Job Requirements:

• In-depth knowledge of the US-CERT Federal Incident Notification Guidelines

• 6 years of Information Technology experience, with at least 4 years of experience in information security working within security operations

• Strong knowledge of Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security, and SOAR products

• Strong knowledge of Crowd Strike, Trend Micro and McAfee host-based solutions

• Career proven knowledge of log, network, and system forensic investigation techniques

• Significant experience performing analysis of log files from a variety of sources, to include individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, or intrusion prevention logs

• Significant experience with packet analysis (Wireshark) and Malware analysis preferred

• Intelligence driven defense utilizing the MITRE ATT&CK framework and Cyber Kill Chain (CKC)

• Knowledge of diverse operating systems, networking protocols, systems administration and security technologies

• Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking and knowledge of the OSI model

• Experience creating actionable content for a diverse range of commercial security tools and/or SIEM technologies

• Significant experience monitoring threats via a SIEM console

• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills with the ability to de-construct problems

• Strong customer service skills and decision-making skills

• Ability to develop strong knowledge of client infrastructure
• • Certified Information Systems Security Professional or Associate
  • Formal IT Security/Network Certification such as SANS GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), SANS GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA ) or SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

Desired Skills

Additional Experience Preferred:

• Prior experience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).

• Experience at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or p revious SOC/CIRT experience at a federal agency similar in size, scope, and complexity

• 5 + years' experience in SOC/CIRT with 3 years of specific experience as a Lead /Senior SOC Analyst

• EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

• Experience with Elastic, Snowflake (or other Security Data Lake), and Akamai WAF preferred

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.