Tier 2 Analyst

Aretec

$80K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity or SOC operations.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear tasks.
  • Active Secret clearance must be held and maintained.
  • Experience with both classified and unclassified operational environments.

Responsibilities

  • Review and respond to Tier 1 analyst escalations.
  • Analyze and apply cyber threat intelligence for incident response.
  • Support incident detection across various environments.
  • Investigate alerts, escalating to Tier 3 as necessary.
  • Document findings and contribute to incident report creation.
  • Collaborate with team members to enhance detection workflows.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of SOC processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching to help secure your future.
  • Certification stipends for professional development.
  • Opportunities for training, workshops, and industry conferences.
  • Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options and flexible scheduling.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policy.
Full Job Description
You: You are a dedicated cybersecurity professional who thrives in fast-paced, mission-driven environments. With a strong foundation in SOC operations and incident response, you bring analytical thinking, collaboration, and precision to every task. You take pride in detecting and mitigating threats, protecting sensitive information, and contributing to national security. You are motivated to continuously learn, grow, and help shape a world-class SOC operation.

What We're Looking For: We are seeking a Tier 2 Analyst to support enterprise SOC operations by reviewing and responding to escalated tickets from Tier 1. This role applies working knowledge of cybersecurity to improve incident detection, analyze threat intelligence, and support both classified and unclassified environments. The Tier 2 Analyst position requires the ability to work under limited supervision while applying technical expertise to moderately complex problems. This is a unique opportunity to shape the growth, development, and culture of an exciting and fast-growing company in the cybersecurity market.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Review and respond to tickets escalated from Tier 1 analysts.
  • Analyze and apply cyber threat intelligence to support detection and response.
  • Support incident detection and analysis across unclassified and classified environments.
  • Investigate alerts and anomalies, escalating to Tier 3 when necessary.
  • Apply technical knowledge to resolve problems of moderate scope and complexity.
  • Document findings and contribute to incident reports.
  • Collaborate with peers to improve detection workflows and escalation processes.
  • Support continuous improvement of SOC processes and procedures.

Technical Competency Expectation: Fully competent and productive technical individual contributor that works under limited supervision. Applies working knowledge of technical domain to develop solutions to routine technical problems which may be vague but are typically not complex. Develops solutions to technical problems that require depth of technical knowledge but are typically limited in complexity. Requires working knowledge of and ability to apply standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques of the technical domain.

What You Need to Know:
  • Working knowledge of cybersecurity principles, SOC operations, and incident response.
  • Familiarity with cyber threat intelligence and its application in SOC workflows.
  • Experience investigating alerts and supporting incident detection.
  • Ability to resolve moderately complex technical issues with limited supervision.
  • Understanding of both classified and unclassified operational environments.

Must Have's:
  • Bachelor's degree or 3+ additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
  • Applicants must currently hold and maintain an active Secret clearance.
  • Remote position.

Additional Notes:

Benefits At Aretec, we believe that our employees are our greatest asset. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and professional development: • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance • 401(k) Plan with Employer Match • Certification Stipends • Professional Development Opportunities • Flexible Work Arrangements • Paid Time Off and Holidays

Citizenship Requirement Due to the nature of our federal contracts, only applicants who are sole U.S. Citizens can be considered for this position.

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