Information Security Analyst

Zachary Piper Solutions is hiring a Information Security Analyst (Tier 2) for a leading cybersecurity operations team supporting secure government environments company located in Fulton, MD. The Information Security Analyst will support security operations by monitoring, triaging, and responding to security alerts across enterprise and cloud environments. The Information Security Analyst is a hybrid role requiring 2 days onsite (Tuesday & Thursday) in Fulton, MD. The Information Security Analyst position is supporting a 24/7 SOC environment with on-call rotation. 

Responsibilities of the Information Security Analyst: 

• Monitor and analyze security alerts using Splunk SIEM 
• Investigate and triage incidents to determine severity and impact 
• Correlate alerts across cloud, endpoint, and network security tools 
• Respond to alerts from AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Defender, and DLP platforms 
• Document investigations and escalate confirmed threats 
• Participate in post-incident reviews and improve SOC processes 
• Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking 
• Contribute to SOC reporting and metrics 

Requirements of the Information Security Analyst: 

• Active Secret Clearance (required) 
• 1–3 years of SOC or security analyst experience (Tier 2 preferred) 
• Experience with Splunk (reviewing, analyzing, responding to alerts) 
• AWS or cloud security experience 
• Familiarity with tools such as Tenable, Defender, and AWS Config 
• Strong understanding of security threats and log analysis 
• Must be onsite 2 days a week in Fulton, MD (Tues/Thurs) 

Compensation for Information Security Analyst: 

• Salary- $100,000- $125,000 
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law 

Keywords: SOC Analyst, Splunk, AWS Security, Cloud Security, Tier 2 SOC, Cybersecurity, SIEM, Incident Response, Fulton MD Jobs, Security Clearance 

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This Job opens 06/15/2026 and will be open 30 days after this job posting.