Junior SOC Analyst

We are hiring! We are adding a SOC Analyst (Day Shift) to our team. The qualified individual will work with the National Incident and Response Team (NIRT) of the Federal Reserve System as a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst. Shift typically begins 7 AM or 8 AM until the shift handover in the morning.  The candidate will work (3) 12-hour shifts a week on consecutive days (though days may shift to ensure team coverage from time to time).

What you will do:

• Review data and help identify anomalies that require further investigation.This resource will generally be on duty with one other resource from the NIRT during their shift. 
• Analyze and respond to security events and incidents from SIEM,Firewall (FW), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Antivirus (AV), Network Access Control (NAC) and other client data sources.
• Ensures that security plans, controls, processes, standards, policies, and procedures are aligned with IS standards and overall IS and cyber security.
• Identifies security risks and exposures, determines the causes of security violations, and suggests procedures to halt future incidents and improve security.

Required Qualifications:

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with no degree
• Experience in security aspects of multiple platforms, operating systems, software, communications and network protocols or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Security platform and technology capabilities; SIEM utilization skills with the ability to analyze security events from multiple monitoring and logging sources to identify and/or confirm suspicious activity.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and unstructured data to identify trends and anomalies indicative of malicious activity.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, TCP/IP protocol and network/packet analysis.
• Knowledge of current security threats, techniques, and landscape, and a dedicated desire to research current information security landscape.
• Perform security event triage and analysis with knowledge in current security threats and techniques.
• Respond to different attack vectors such as data exfiltration, DDoS, malware, insider risk, and phishing.
• Experience with IT Infrastructure designs, technologies, products, and services.
• Knowledge of networking protocols, firewall functionality, host and network intrusion detection systems, operating systems, databases, encryption, load balancing, and other technologies.
• Must be a US Citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Agency Clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline (preferred)
• Active Public Trust clearance

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.