Cybersecurity Incident Handler, Senior

Cybersecurity Incident Handler, Senior

The Opportunity:

As a security operations center analyst, you’re in the middle of the action, responding to and mitigating threats in real time. You’re the first line of cyber defense for your organization, and they look to you for guidance on best practices and security measures. We need a Tier 2 SOC analyst like you to help us secure critical infrastructure from the constant onslaught of cyber attacks for the mission partner. 

As a SOC analyst on our team, you’ll improve monitoring strategies and analyze threats. You’ll work with the team to understand, mitigate, and respond to threats quickly, restoring operations and limiting the impact. You’ll guide efforts to figure out just how many systems are affected and assist recovery efforts. You’ll combine threat intelligence, event data, and assessments from recent events, and identify patterns to understand attackers’ goals to stop them from succeeding. This is a great opportunity to hone your cybersecurity skills with hands-on experience in threat assessment and incident response.

Work with us as we secure Air Force networks from malicious actors.

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience in Cybersecurity

• 3+ years of experience within a security operations center actively engaged with incident response activities, including analysis of artifacts, writing incident reports, and triaging of security events

• Experience in a cybersecurity or computer field, including supporting information assurance, networking, or systems administration

• Experience with cloud native technologies across Cloud Service Providers such as AWS Guard Duty, Azure Defender for Cloud, or AWS Macie

• Experience with cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics, red teaming, threat hunt, cloud incident response, counterintelligence, and detection engineering

• Knowledge of Cybersecurity standards and the implementation of industry best practices 

• Knowledge of external standards, including ISO 22301, ISO 22317, and NIST guidelines, such as NIST 800-53 or NIST 800-61

• TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience with cyber or IA or 7+ years of experience with cyber or IA in lieu of a degree

• DoD 8140 Level II Certification, such as Security+, CySA+, or CISSP Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with advanced Microsoft Office products

• Experience with cyber technologies and capabilities, including continuous monitoring, incident response, advanced threat hunt, secure Cloud and mobile capabilities, ongoing assessment, digital forensics, and threat hunt

• Experience with Cloud and DevSecOps 

• Experience with cybersecurity tools and solutions such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Corelight, Suricata or Snort, Palo Alto and Cisco firewalls, Archer Case Management, ServiceNow, Threat Connect, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk SOAR, Cofense, IronPort Mail Gateways, or Microsoft G5 Defender suite

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Possession of excellent time management and analytical skills 

 Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.