SOC AnalystLeidos
Description
Leidos' Digital Modernization sector is seeking a SOC Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, VA. This position will be supporting Day Shift. Applicants must have a minimum Top Secret with ability to obtain SCI and at least 1 year of experience of incident handling/response in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Utilize alerts from endpoints, IDS/IPS, netflow, and custom sensors to identify compromises on customer networks/endpoints.
- Perform intermediate-level review of massive log files, pivot between data sets, and correlate evidence for incident investigations.
- Pass triaged alerts to senior-level SOC personnel and assist in identifying malicious actors on customer networks.
- Document analysis, findings, and actions in a case/knowledge management system.
- Creation and distribution of incident reports to customers and higher headquarters.
Required Clearance and Certifications:
- Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI
- Must have DoD 8570 IAT II or higher certification (such as CompTIA Security+ CE, ISC2 SSCP, SANS GSEC, etc.) prior to starting.
- Must be able to obtain DoD 8570 CSSP-Analyst certification (such as CEH, CySA+, GCIA, etc.) within 6 months of starting.
Required Qualifications:
- Must be willing to perform shift work on site: any shift to include weekend hours, and inclement weather (SOC is deemed mission essential personnel).
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience; additional military service and/or relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree. 12 years minimum work experience without education.
- 1+ years of prior incident handling/response experience.
- 1+ years of experience working in a SOC environment.
- CND experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization.
- Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of network threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
- Sound understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth and common security elements.
- Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic findings
- Demonstrated commitment to mentoring, training, self-study and maintaining proficiency in the technical cybersecurity domain and an ability to think and work independently
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience analyzing high volumes of logs, network data (e.g. Netflow, Full Packet Capture), and other attack artifacts in support of incident investigations.
- In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform (e.g. ArcSight, Splunk, Nitro/McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, QRadar, LogLogic).
- Experience and proficiency with any of the following: Anti-Virus, HIPS/HBSS, IDS/IPS, Full Packet Capture, Network Forensics.
- Experience with malware analysis concepts and methods.
- Unix/Linux command line experience.
- Scripting and programming experience.
- Motivated self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create complex technical reports on analytic findings.
- Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework.
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Original Posting:
April 13, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
