Senior SOC Security Analyst ONSITE

Senior SOC Security Analyst - US Citizenship - 100% ONSITE

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Visual Soft, Inc is seeking qualified candidates to work on our efforts with a Prime for their end customer, a federal agency.

Senior SOC – Security Analyst – U.S. Citizenship required. Initially 4 days onsite and 1 day remote; may shift to 100% onsite.

Washington, DC, next to Union Station metro.

Competitive, based on certifications, education, and experience.

• 2nd Shift – Monday–Friday 3 PM–11:30 PM

Candidates willing to work Shift 2 are highly desired at Tier 2/3 level.

The Senior SOC Analyst is primarily responsible for aggressively monitoring and responding to alerts triggered in the SIEM tool or requests for assistance from customers. They use a variety of tools to investigate incidents, take immediate action or recommend a course of action to safeguard U.S. Courts systems. The analyst functions as Tier 2/3 support, reviews junior analysts’ requests before final event notation for correctness, and escalates events requiring over 15 minutes of analysis to seniors on shift.

• Minimum of 4 years working in a SOC environment.
• Minimum of 4+ years of network intrusion detection experience.
• Proficiency in investigating network traffic, reading and interpreting logs and packet captures, using Wireshark.
• Ability to analyze data from multiple sources over time, create logical narratives of observed behavior, and communicate findings clearly.

• Total IT experience of 6+ years, with 4+ years in intrusion detection analytics.
• Experience with Splunk, Snort‑based IDS events, PCAP, web server log review, and working in a SIEM environment.

5+ years

High school diploma preferred; industry certifications (CEH, CISSP, etc.) desired.

U.S. Citizenship required.

3 weeks paid time off (including sick leave), 2 floating and 8 public holidays, 50 % coverage of health and dental insurance for full‑time employees (dependents available at extra cost), STD, LTD, life insurance (no cost), 401(k) with 4 % match after 90 days, and profit sharing.

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