SOC Analyst – Contract
Job Description:
- Monitor, analyze, and correlate security events across SIEM platforms, EDR/XDR solutions, IDS/IPS systems, Threat intelligence feeds
- Investigate and validate security incidents, determine root cause
- Perform deep-dive analysis of suspicious activity
- Conduct incident response activities including containment, eradication, and recovery support
- Develop detailed incident reports, timelines, post-incident summaries
- Recommend improvements to SOC playbooks, detection rules
- Perform proactive threat hunting using MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Collaborate with engineering teams to tune and optimize security tools
- Support dashboard creation, reporting, and SOC performance metrics
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) interacting with stakeholders
- Document SOC processes, runbooks, incident handling procedures
- Coordinate with SOC teams, engineering teams, and agency stakeholders Requirements:
- 10+ Years
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in Security monitoring and incident response
- 2+ years of experience working with MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Experience in Dashboard creation and security reporting
- Strong understanding of SIEM platforms
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles and SOC workflows
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or related field
- CISSP / CISA / equivalent advanced security certifications
- CEH / OSCP / GPEN or similar offensive security certifications
- Vendor-specific security certifications Benefits:
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