Cyber Security Operations Center Analyst

MANTECH is seeking a skilled and experienced Cyber Security Analyst to join our team in Fairmont, WV. This role involves leading the frontline defense team, ensuring continuous, 24x7 manned operations. The Cyber Defense Operations Manager is responsible for orchestrating the SOC response to major threats, providing technical leadership to analysts, scheduling staff for 24x7 operations, and maintaining critical incident response capabilities for the SOC.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Monitor security consoles and identify security platform alerts (SIEM, IDS/IPS, Firewall, etc.) for potential malicious activity.
• Perform initial analysis and triaging of security events to determine severity and impact.
  Maintain detailed logs of activity and create initial incident reports for escalation to incident responders and other team members.
• Review network traffic patterns and system logs to identify unauthorized access or anomalies.
• Assist with the health and maintenance checks of security tools and sensors.
• Coordinate with team members and shift leads to ensure a seamless handoff between night and day operations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent military/profe ssional experience and 0-2 years of experience in a CSOC, NOC, or technical support environment, OR associate's degree and 3 years of relevant experience OR 6 years of relevant experience.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP networking and common protocols, familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Exposure to security tools like Splunk, ArcSight, Sentinel or others is a plus and basic understanding of Security alerts, logs, and event analysis.
• Basic understanding of common attack types (phishing, malware, brute force, lateral movement).
• Must be able to consistently work rotating shifts, weekends and schedules outside normal business hours.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active Top Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.