The SOC Analyst supports security monitoring, event triage, alert investigation, case management, incident intake, and first-line response for the client cybersecurity environment. This role helps maintain situational awareness and supports timely detection, escalation, and documentation of cybersecurity events.
- Monitor security tools, dashboards, logs, alerts, and event queues for potential incidents.
- Conduct initial triage and classification of alerts, suspicious activity, and reported events.
- Create, manage, and update incident cases in approved Government ticketing systems.
- Escalate events requiring Tier 2-3 investigation, forensic support, policy guidance, or stakeholder action.
- Support collection of relevant logs, screenshots, alerts, indicators, and case notes.
- Identify trends in alerts, recurring event types, and operational gaps.
- Follow approved SOPs for incident detection, triage, reporting, and escalation.
Requirements: - High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Experience in SOC operations, help desk security support, incident triage, monitoring, or cyber operations.
- Familiarity with SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, endpoint alerts, cloud alerts, ticketing tools, and case management processes.
- Ability to follow SOPs, maintain accurate records, and escalate time-sensitive security matters.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Successful drug screening.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge.
Preferred Qualifications: - Security+, CySA+, Network+, Microsoft/Azure security, Splunk, Elastic, or equivalent SOC tool certification.
Location/Work Arrangement:- Schedule is full-time, Monday - Friday 40-hour week, 4/10's, or 9/80's and may require on call or overnight shifts depending on contract needs.
- This position may be fully onsite or hybrid/remote depending on the needs of the specific contract.
Benefits:BGS offers a competitive total compensation package to eligible employees. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, 401K, Long and Short-Term Disability.
Starting compensation for this role typical
salary ranges between $112,814 - $132,722 annually is commensurate with experience relative to the position and may vary based on candidate geographical location.
Schedule is full-time, Monday - Friday 40-hour week, 4/10's, or 9/80's and may require on call or overnight shifts depending on contract needs.
