SOC Analyst

Zachary Piper Solutions is currently seeking a SOC Analyst who will support a government contract who will support it in Manassas, VA.

Responsibilities for the SOC Analyst:

• Monitor network traffic & security events to detect potential threats utilizing Splunk and SCOM.
• Conduct vulnerability scans and risk assessments utilizing Tenable and Nessus.
• Analyze logs utilizing Splunk, Panorama and Syslog to reconstruct timelines of security incidents.
• Engage other cybersecurity experts frequently to share relevant knowledge, opinions, and recommendations, working to fulfill deliverables as a team.
• Support and enhance incident response strategies and threat detection capabilities.
• Apply network operations knowledge to predict potential attack vectors.
• Recommend improvements for threat data collection to support cybersecurity and IT operations.
• Analyze large datasets to identify risks and communicate findings to decision-makers.
• Conduct requirements analysis, feasibility assessments, and develop change proposals for application solutions.
• Design technical solutions independently, participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team to analyze sponsor requirements and designs, and implement software and perform analyses to address these requirements.
• Manage multiple parallel tasks and priorities of customers and stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met

Qualifications for the SOC Analyst:

·      Clearance: Top secret

·      3 to 10 years of relative experience

·      Experience with network traffic analysis, Pcap and Wireshark

·      Worked in a SOC environment

Compensation for the SOC Analyst:

• $100,000 – $170,000 *Depending on Experience.
• Cigna Medical, dental, vision, Holidays, 401k, PTO and Sick leave as required by law

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