SOC Analyst in New Carrollton, MD at honor foundations

Date Posted: 1/6/2025

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Job Description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a SOC Analyst to supporting a federal program with the IRS. This is an on-site position located in New Carrolton, MD. The SOC Analyst will utilize various tools to hunt down cyber threats, analyze network data, and protect mission critical networks from cyber attacks. This is a great opportunity to expand skills as a SOC Analyst and grow within the community. 

Responsibilities for the SOC Analyst include:

  • Support various cyber threat hunting activities by proactively monitoring the network

  • Utilize various tools including Splunk, Wireshark, PowerShell, Defender, AWS Security tools, and more.

  • Perform PCAP Analysis utilizing Wireshark and related tools, assist with scripting as needed, perform post-breach analysis and log security events 

  • Demonstrate initiative and urgency with cyber threats, leveraging network data to proactively monitor, identify, and remediate any incidents. 

    Required Qualifications for the SOC Analyst include:

  • 2+ years of experience with Incident Response in a SOC environment

  • Experience with Splunk (Splunk SPL), analyzing PCAPs, investigating alerts, identifying source information and determining true positives, and assessing source destination and time of occurrences 

  • Experience writing custom SPL queries 

  • Experience with Wireshark

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States and obtain and maintain an Active IRS Public Trust 

    Compensation for the SOC Analyst include:

  • Compensation varies based on YOE and LCAT Requirements - targeting $60,000-80,000/year

  • Full Benefits, PTO, Holidays, Medical, 401k, Paid Sick Leave as required by law

    This job opens for applications on 1/6/25. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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