Cybersecurity Ops Associate

Santa Ana, CA, US • Posted 10 hours ago • Updated 10 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $40,001.00 - 80,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

Firewall Administration
Security Operations
Swing
Cyber Security
Vulnerability Assessment
Threat Analysis
Reporting
Security Controls
Operational Risk
Security Awareness
Network
IT Security
COTS
Auditing
Security Clearance
Programming Languages
Python
C++
JavaScript
IDS
IPS
Firewall
Malware Analysis
Vulnerability Management
Event Management
SIEM
Email Security
Incident Management
Standard Operating Procedure
System On A Chip
Security+
GSEC
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: 2610341

Location: Santa Ana, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-17

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cybersecurity Ops

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Rotating

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst to support the Orange County Security Operations Center in Santa Ana, CA. The position will be responsible for Monitoring, Alerting, Responding and Reporting cyber threats that target County of Orange assets, systems, and data. Cyber services provided are associated with (but not limited to) endpoint and email security, firewall management, and Incident Response. The position will be Hybrid (some days onsite, some days remote working from home) with the Orange County Security Operations Center at 1400 South Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705. The position is subject to routine changes to schedule (Moving from Midnight, Swings or Day Shift) with reasonable notice.

The Cybersecurity Analyst will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

Proactively monitor security events for networks and systems.
Identify, investigate, and report on potential Security Incidents.
Support risk and vulnerability assessment at the network, system, and application level.
Support cyber metrics development, maintenance, and reporting.
Support cyber threat intelligence development and reporting.
Support routine identification, development and implementation of automation tasks.
Helps develop and implement security controls and formulate operational risk mitigations along with assisting in security awareness programs.
Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.
Researches, evaluates, and recommends new security tools, techniques, and technologies and introduces them to the enterprise in alignment with IT security strategy.
Utilizes COTS/GOTS and custom tools and processes/procedures to scan, identify, contain, mitigate and remediate vulnerabilities, and intrusions.
Assists in the implementation of the required government policy (i.e., NIST), and makes recommendations on process tailoring.
Performs analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
Periodically conducts a review of each system's audits and monitors corrective actions until all actions are closed.
May provide briefings to senior staff.

Qualifications

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree and zero (0) years' experience; additional four (4) years' experience can be considered in lieu of degree.

Required Clearance:

There is no required security clearance; ship required.

Required Skills:

Programming languages such as Python, C++, Javascript
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technologies
IDS/IPS, Firewalls, and Anti-VirAnti-Malware technologies
Incident Response
Vulnerability Management
Experience in analyzing security alerts via MS Sentinel Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (experience with other SIEM tools would be acceptable).
Timely responses to email security alerts in O365 and Proofpoint, and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) system alerts in CrowdStrike.
Working knowledge of the full Incident Response cycle: Identification, Protection, Detection, Response, Recover.
Adherence to Standard Operating Procedures for the SOC.

Desired Certifications:

Security+, GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), or similar industry related certification(s).

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2610341
Posted 10 hours ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets include secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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