May 30
Top Secret/SCI
Early Career (2+ yrs experience)
$100,000 - $125,000
No Traveling
IT - Security
Denton, TX (Off-Site/Hybrid)
Role: SOC Analyst (x2)
Location: Denton, TX (Hybrid onsite 2-3 days a week)
Duration: 9 Month Contract-to-Hire
Clearance: Must have an Active TS/SCI
Overview:
The Security Operations team is responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to client networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to client information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations. The Security Operations is responsible for the overall security of Client Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.
Duties include:
Network security monitoring and detection, proactively searching for threats, inspecting traffic for anomalies and new malware patterns, investigating and analyzing logs, providing analysis and response to alerts, and documenting activity in SOC investigations and Security Event Notifications (SENs).
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Manage and conduct hands-on technical detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and remediation as a member of the Incident Response team
Guide and mentor peers and subordinates to provide cross training
Ensure accountability and punctuality of security analysts assigned to your shift
Capture cybersecurity metrics that support executive-level briefings (daily, weekly, monthly)
Articulate daily challenges to the Government Watch Officer (GWO)
Analyze web and host logs for indications of compromise
Remediate and coordinate the remediation of infected or compromised devices
Ensure shift continuity during call-outs and emergencies
Compile incident reports, executive summaries, and analysis reports of intrusions and/or security events
Document and update processes, workflows, and technical guides
Perform simple firewall rule changes (after training)
What You’ll Need:
Bachelor's Degree and 3-4 years of SOC analyst experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Extensive knowledge of a SOC’s purpose and role within an organization
Detailed understanding of common network ports and protocols (e.g. TCP/UDP, HTTP, ICMP, DNS, SMTP, etc)
Expertise with network topologies and network security device functions (e.g. Firewall, IDS/IPS, Proxy, DNS, etc).
Expertise with packet analysis tools such as Wireshark
Certification Requirement: Sec+, CEH, CySA+ or SANS certs
Must have TS/SCI clearance to start. TS clearances candidates will be considered. Preference to candidates with current/active TS/SCI clearance
US Citizenship required
Location: Denton, TX (Hybrid onsite 2-3 days a week)
Duration: 9 Month Contract-to-Hire
Clearance: Must have an Active TS/SCI
Overview:
The Security Operations team is responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to client networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to client information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations. The Security Operations is responsible for the overall security of Client Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.
Duties include:
Network security monitoring and detection, proactively searching for threats, inspecting traffic for anomalies and new malware patterns, investigating and analyzing logs, providing analysis and response to alerts, and documenting activity in SOC investigations and Security Event Notifications (SENs).
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Manage and conduct hands-on technical detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and remediation as a member of the Incident Response team
Guide and mentor peers and subordinates to provide cross training
Ensure accountability and punctuality of security analysts assigned to your shift
Capture cybersecurity metrics that support executive-level briefings (daily, weekly, monthly)
Articulate daily challenges to the Government Watch Officer (GWO)
Analyze web and host logs for indications of compromise
Remediate and coordinate the remediation of infected or compromised devices
Ensure shift continuity during call-outs and emergencies
Compile incident reports, executive summaries, and analysis reports of intrusions and/or security events
Document and update processes, workflows, and technical guides
Perform simple firewall rule changes (after training)
What You’ll Need:
Bachelor's Degree and 3-4 years of SOC analyst experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Extensive knowledge of a SOC’s purpose and role within an organization
Detailed understanding of common network ports and protocols (e.g. TCP/UDP, HTTP, ICMP, DNS, SMTP, etc)
Expertise with network topologies and network security device functions (e.g. Firewall, IDS/IPS, Proxy, DNS, etc).
Expertise with packet analysis tools such as Wireshark
Certification Requirement: Sec+, CEH, CySA+ or SANS certs
Must have TS/SCI clearance to start. TS clearances candidates will be considered. Preference to candidates with current/active TS/SCI clearance
US Citizenship required
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