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NIH - SOC Analyst in Bethesda, Maryland at cFocus Software Incorporated

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cFocus Software Incorporated
Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
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Job Description

cFocus Software seeks a SOC Analyst to join our program supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position is fully remote. This position requires a Public Trust or the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.
Qualifications:
  • Public Trust Clearance
  • B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
  • Minimum 2 years of Security Operations Center (SOC) or cybersecurity monitoring experience.
  • Experience monitoring enterprise security environments.
  • Experience investigating cybersecurity incidents.
  • Knowledge of SIEM platforms and security monitoring technologies.
  • Understanding of NIST SP 800-61 Computer Security Incident Handling Guide.
  • Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain NIH suitability/background investigation.

Duties:
  • Continuously monitor enterprise security systems and Security Operations Center (SOC) dashboards.
  • Analyze security alerts generated by SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, cloud security, and network monitoring platforms.
  • Identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and suspicious activity.
  • Correlate security events across multiple technologies to identify potential cyber threats.
  • Monitor Windows, Linux, cloud, network, and endpoint environments for malicious activity.
  • Perform initial incident triage and classification.
  • Analyze security events to determine severity, scope, impact, and priority.
  • Validate potential security incidents and reduce false positives.
  • Escalate confirmed incidents to Tier 2 and Tier 3 Incident Response personnel.
  • Maintain incident tickets throughout the incident lifecycle.

Job Location

Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States

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