SOC Analyst (Swing Schedule)

Responsibilities

We are looking to add a Cyber Defense/SOC Analyst!. This qualified individual will identify, analyze, and report events within a cloud environment. This is a swing & night shift schedule position and 100% remote.

 

What you will do:

•  Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats.
•  Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.
•  Ensure that cybersecurity-enabled products reduce identified risk to an acceptable level.
•  Document and escalate incidents cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment.
•  Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
•  Perform event correlation to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness attacks.
•  Identify security gaps in architecture resulting in recommendations for the risk mitigation strategy.
•  Plan and recommend modifications based on exercise results or system environment.
•  Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices.
•  Analyze alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine causes of such alerts.
•  Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.
•  Use cyber defense tools for monitoring and analysis to identify malicious activity.
•  Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses, methods, and effects.
•  Determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for intrusion sets.
•  Examine network topologies to understand data flows through the network.
•  Recommend computing environment vulnerability corrections.
•  Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata.
•  Conduct research, analysis, and correlation of all source data sets (indications and warnings).
•  Validate IDS alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools.·

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with no degree
• Experience with networking, TCP/IP protocols, and network topology
• Experience with server operating systems, network directory services, and productivity software
• Experience leading incident response activities (Prepare, Identify, Contain, Eradicate, Recover)
• Understanding of operating system fundamentals, including Windows and Linux
• Understanding of security controls for common platforms (Windows, Linux, & network equipment)
• Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Yara, SNORT, EQL)
• Ability to simplify and communicate complex ideas.
• Excellent people management and written and verbal communication skills.
• Amazon Web Services Cloud experience
• U.S Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications: SANS-GIAC certification (e.g., GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, GCIA, GNFA)

 

Benefits:

 

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We’re fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

 

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Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.