SOC Analyst

Boston Government Services LLC

$112K — $132K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  • Experience in SOC operations or cyber operations preferred.
  • Familiarity with security tools like SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS.
  • Ability to follow SOPs and handle time-sensitive matters.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills essential.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen with eligibility for security clearance.
  • Successful drug screening required.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor security tools and event queues for potential incidents.
  • Conduct initial triage and classification of alerts.
  • Manage and update incident cases in Government ticketing systems.
  • Escalate events requiring advanced investigation or support.
  • Support log and alert collection for incidents.
  • Identify trends and operational gaps in alert data.
  • Follow SOPs for incident reporting and escalation.

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
  • Life Insurance and Paid Vacation.
  • 401K plan available.
  • Long and Short-Term Disability support.
  • Flexible work arrangements including hybrid/remote options.
Full Job Description
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.

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