SOC Analyst

Valiant Solutions is seeking multiple SOC Analysts in the Washtington DC area to join our rapidly growing and innovative cybersecurity team!

As a SOC Analyst, you and your team will be responsible for manning a 24x7x365 coordination center on a rotating two week schedule.

Responsibilties inlcude responding to all alerts, notifications, communications, and incident reports. Ensure reports are properly entered into the incident tracking system and coordinate with the reporting entity to understand the event and details fully. Be expected to have knowledge of cybersecurity incidents and anomaly analysis, be able to comprehend reports, and determine what additional information may be required. Follow established SOPs, policies, and other procedures for escalation and notification of Federal Leadership and reporting.

Valiant Solutions is a company that cares about its employees- we've been named one of the in the Washington DC area TEN years in a row! If you are interested in learning more about Valiant and this opportunity, we invite you to apply now!

Qualifications:

• ship and must be able to pass a background investigation (up to Top Secret)
• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience providing SOC support, including performing log and event review and incident response.
• At least one of the following or equivalent IT certifications: CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler), Security+
• Experience leveraging KQL (or similar query language) in support of SOC duties.
• Experience leveraging SIEM, SOAR, and other tools to identify threat activity and incidents.
• Experience delivering effective written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience providing SOC support with accuracy for effective resolution and documentation purposes.
• Experience supporting multiple cybersecurity incidents simultaneously.
• Experience adapting easily to learning new technologies.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Experience with problem-solving new incidents without knowledge of articles.
• Experience with creating and editing SOP and incident reports.
• Experience creating and tracking investigations to resolution
• Experience composing security alert notifications
• Ability to concisely communicate events of a technical nature to incident responders to assist in the investigation and resolve computer security incidents
• Very strong spoken and written communication and organizational skills

Preferred Education and Experience:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, but not required.
• Proficiency with M365 Defender and Azure Sentinel.
• Good understanding of relevant tools include such as: Tenable, Microsoft (M365) Defender, PowerBI, Azure, and Sentinel SIEM.

Responsibilities:

• Perform incident response analysis to uncover attack vectors involving various malware, data exposure, phishing, and social engineering methods
• Participate in the remediation of incidents and responses that are generated from live threats against the enterprise
• Record and report all incidents per federal policy and legislation
• Create and track network incidents and investigations
• Monitor security events received through alerts from SIEM and other security tools.
• Revise alerts escalated by end users
• Carry out associated triage of incoming issues (initial assessing the priority of the event, initial determination of incident to determine risk and damage, or appropriate routing of security or privacy data request)
• Carry out limited incident response to end users for low-complexity security incidents
• Maintain assigned ticket queue

Benefits Snapshot (includes, but not limited to)

Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Full-time Employees

Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents

100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for Full-time Employees

100% Paid Certifications

401K Matching up to 4%

Wellness & Fitness Program

Paid Time Off

Paid Time On 40 hours to pursue innovation

Valiant University Online Education and Training Portal

Reimbursement for Public Transit and Parking

FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking

Referral Bonuses