Senior SOC Analyst

Senior SOC Analyst

Location: Washington DC

Industry: Dept. of Defense / Cybesecurity

Salary: $170k-$205k

Employment Type: Permanent Placement

Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI Eligibility Required

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Summary:

We are actively searching for a skilled SOC Analyst to join our defense client s team! The successful candidate will play a vital part in protecting national security infrastructure by identifying, analyzing, and responding to complex cyber threats. They will lead efforts in threat detection, packet analysis, and incident response, while mentoring junior analysts and supporting advanced defense strategies in partnership with federal stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret clearance required
• Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science or related engineering field preferred; equivalent military or professional experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in a SOC or cyber threat analysis role
• 10+ years of overall experience in cybersecurity or information systems environments
• DoD 8570 IAT II Certification required (Sec+, CISSP, GCIH, CYSA+) required
• Demonstrated expertise in TAP tools, packet capture analysis, and network forensics. Understanding of TAP implementations and encrypted traffic analysis
• Experience in working within a classified government environment
• Familiarity with threat intelligence, incident response, and cyber defense frameworks (NIST, MITRE ATT&CK)
• Proficiency in packet analysis tools such as Wireshark, TCPdump, and Suricata
• Familiarity with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Elastic)
• Experience with EDR/XDR tools, IDS/IPS, and log analysis In-depth understanding of cyber kill chain, attacker TTPs, and threat landscape
• Comfortable with Windows, Linux, and cloud security monitoring environments

Preferred:

• One of more additional certification is preferred: GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA), GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), CISSP, or Cisco CyberOps Professional
• Strong working knowledge of government cyber policy, RMF, and FedRAMP preferred
• Strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash) preferred

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and maintain network TAPs in production environments, ensuring optimal placement for comprehensive traffic visibility while minimizing network disruption
• Perform regular TAP health monitoring, firmware updates, port configuration changes, and proactive maintenance to ensure continuous data capture reliability and compliance with customer infrastructure requirements
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to network traffic using TAP-based data capture tools and intrusion detection systems
• Perform advanced packet-level analysis and investigate anomalies to identify threats and incidents
• Correlate alerts and log data across multiple sources to determine severity and impact
• Coordinate incident response activities and ensure proper documentation and escalation procedures
• Develop detection rules, custom scripts, and tuning for SIEM and IDS/IPS systems
• Mentor junior analysts, provide training on detection techniques, and contribute to SOPs
• Support cyber hunt operations, threat modeling, and forensic analysis as needed
• Collaborate with government customers, law enforcement, and other partners in secure environments
• Maintain strict adherence to classification protocols and data handling procedures
• Additional duties as assigned.

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SRG Government Services is a leading provider of information technology, training, engineering, accounting and intelligence analytical services for agencies in the intelligence, defense, homeland security, cyber security, and federal civilian markets. SRG utilizes an innovative approach to identify and qualify talent that is unique to the federal contracting industry, featuring a cutting edge platform that allows us to rapidly and precisely match professionals to client requirements. We have a proprietary database of over one million candidates and maintain continuous contact with our qualified talent.

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