Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst

Leidos is seeking a Security Operations Center Analyst with the technical expertise to perform a broad range of information assurance engineering tasks in a complex customer environment. This position has a particular focus on incident response and threat assessment as part of a Security Operations Center (SOC).  As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing security events, conducting incident response, and implementing security measures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems and data. 

As a condition of employment, this position requires the candidate pass both a customer required medical and psychological screening. 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Information gathering, port, and vulnerability scanning and analysis according to policy 
• Scheduling, execution, and tracking of vulnerability remediation activities 
• Coordinate with different teams to improve threat detection, response, and improve overall security posture of managed systems 
• Perform real-time analysis and correlation of security events, identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities. 
• Conduct proactive SIEM tuning to provide accurate reporting and improve collection of actionable data 
• Compile incident reports, executive summaries, and analysis reports of intrusions and/or security events 
• Conduct initial incident triage, investigation, and response to security incidents. 
• Tracking and reporting of security patch/upgrade implementation 
• Development of security policies, processes, and procedures 
• Development of information security documents 
• Conducting security audits 
• Development and delivery of presentations 
• Security test and evaluation 
• STIG/Checklist auditing. 

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of related experience or Masters and 10 years of related experience. 16 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. 
• You will be required to pass both a customer required and administered medical and physiological screening, as a condition of employment. 
• Clearance: Active TS/SCI with polygraph required 
• 4 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development, with a concentration in Cyber Security 
• 1 years of experience in incident detection and response, system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development 
• Proficient in Windows 10 / 11  
• Knowledge of Windows Server 2019 / 2022 
• Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Rocky Linux 
• Expertise with network topologies and network security device functions (e.g. Firewall, IDS/IPS, Proxy, DNS, etc.). 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Expertise in network and host-based analysis and investigation 
• Familiarity with operation of both Windows and Linux based systems 
• Experience with SIEM platforms 
• Experience with Enterprise vulnerability scanners 
• Experience in cyber government, and/or federal law enforcement.  
• Change management and Engineering control gates. 
• Security architecture development 
• Customer requirements identification 
• Operations and maintenance 
• Performance metrics related to security operations 
• Experience identifying new tools and perform trade studies 

Desired certifications: 

• CISSP 
• CEH 
• CCNA-Security 

Original Posting Date:

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.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.