Job Title: SOC Tier 3 Analyst
Location: Crownsville, MD - Local Candidates Only
Onsite Address: DoIT HQ, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Criteria- Need US citizenship because of federal regulations and the sensitive nature of the work involved
Summary of Key Responsibilities
- Incident Response & Forensics: Plan, initiate, and conduct forensic investigations on compromised systems; perform root cause and scope-of-impact analysis; create detailed forensic reports.
- Malware & Tool Analysis: Support malware analysis of attacker tools and techniques; identify and analyze malicious payloads.
- Tool & Process Development: Train SOC analysts on SIEM tools (e.g., Sentinel), develop and tune detection rules, and assist in creating new SOC monitoring processes.
- Threat Intelligence & Hunting: Correlate actionable security events, review threat data, develop custom detection signatures, and conduct threat hunting to identify advanced threats.
- Technical Leadership: Contribute to technical briefings, develop incident response procedures, and ensure adherence to operational and technical standards.
- On-Call Support: May require availability outside regular hours or on weekends to respond to critical incidents.
Additional Job Description
- Assists with the development of Security Operation Center (SOC) tiered monitoring and escalation processes.
- Provides support for SOC Analyst Tier 1 & 2 personnel.
- Provides technical expertise in the development of existing Cybersecurity projects and initiatives to include but not limited to: End Point Protection and Response, Vulnerability Management, Security Operations Expansion.
- Provides technical expertise & support in Cybersecurity monitoring and analysis tool engineering and implementation.
- Reviews, evaluates, and triages security alerts in Sentinel using dashboards, reports, and custom queries.
- Uses tools, such as captured network traffic, intrusion detection software and Sentinel instrumentation to investigate possible cyber incidents.
- Other security program development, documentation, security monitoring, threat hunting, vulnerability management, technical and risk assessment, and security engineering duties assigned by OSM SOC and senior management.
Required Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical/scientific discipline.
Experience:
- 10+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, digital forensics, or incident response.
Skills:
- Proficiency with forensic tools.
- SIEM platforms (Sentinel).
- Malware analysis.
- Network traffic analysis.
- Threat intelligence gathering.
Certifications:
- GREM, CEH, CHFI, GCFE, GIAC, or similar cybersecurity/forensics credentials are preferred.
Additional Requirements
- Hybrid position - Must be able to work at the Crownsville office 2-3 times a week or rotation schedule with other Tier 3 Analysts.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
