Security Operations Center Analyst
AQP LACKLAND AFB TX, United States
Full Time Entry-level / Junior Clearance required USD 68K - 143K
CACI International Inc
Responsibilities:
- Provides SOC Security Support managing cyber and network sensor activity.
- Performs security event and incident correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise.
- Performs cyber incident triage to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact; identify the specific vulnerability and make recommendations which enable expeditious remediation.
- Tracks cyber actions from initial detection through final resolution.
- Analyzes and assesses damage to the data / infrastructure.
- Performs cyber engineering trend analysis and report.
Qualifications:
- Minimum Education: A.S or B.S Degree or equivalent experience in related field.
- Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.
- IAT Level II (GSEC, Security+, SSCP, or CCNA-Security) certification required.
- Proficient in Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Understanding of latest security principles, techniques, and protocols.
- Ability to effectively interact with various levels of senior management is necessary.
- Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions intrusion detection technologies.
- Skill of identifying, capturing, containing, and reporting malware.
- Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race condtions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code.).
- Track and document cyber defense incidents from initial detection through final resolution.
- Ability to coordinate with intelligence analysts to correlate threat assessment data.
- Expertise in cloud security, to include Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM); Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems; ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) Stack; Endpoint Protection Systems; Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR); Firewalls; Log Aggregator; Protocol Analyzers; Vulnerability Assessment Tools.
- Knowledge of Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools and applications.
- Knowledge of network monitoring and analysis for system abnormalities, alerts, warnings, and events.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery continuity of operations plans.
- Knowledge of incident categories, incident responses, and timelines for responses.
Desired:
- CSIH, CEH, CND, or GCIH certification.
- Experience working within a Cybersecurity Operations Center environment desired.
- Experience with COTS technologies used in a Cybersecurity Engineering environment desired.
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Your potential is limitless. So is ours.
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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.
Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$68,400-$143,700CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
Tags: Application security Automation CEH Clearance Clearance Required Cloud CND Cyber defense Elasticsearch ELK Firewalls GCIH GSEC IDS Incident response Intrusion detection Intrusion prevention IPS Linux Malware Monitoring Scripting SIEM SOAR SOC SQL SSCP TS/SCI Vulnerabilities Windows XSS
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