Tier 1 SOC Analyst

Edgewater is seeking a Tier 1 SOC Analyst to provide support to an Edgewater Federal government contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a junior cybersecurity practitioner to hone their skills and get hands on experience protecting a large enterprise.

** Due to the nature of the contract and work, US Citizenship is required **

As an Incident Response Analyst, you and team will be responsible for: 

• Manning a 24x7x365 cybersecurity operations center and responding to alerts, notification, communications and providing incident response activities such as tracking the incident, communication with stakeholders, remediation and recovery actions and reporting.
• Ensure reports are properly entered into the incident tracking.
• Expected to have knowledge of cybersecurity incidents, anomaly analysis, log analysis, digital forensics, common threat vectors and be able to comprehend reports and determine what additional action and response activities may be required to resolve an incident.
• Follow established SOP’s, policies and other procedures for escalation and notification of Federal Leadership and reporting.
• The ideal candidate must have a good understanding of Splunk SIEM.
• Position requires working assigned shift (7AM – 3PM, 3PM-11PM or 11PM-7AM) which includes 4 shifts on weekdays and 1 shift on a weekend)

• BS in Computer Science, Information Management, Cyber Security, or related field (additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of education).
• 1 + years of Cyber Security experience.
• Sound cyber security knowledge foundation, to include sufficient understanding of networking and application layer protocols and some exposure to enterprise cybersecurity tools Knowledge of the cyber kill chain or other cybersecurity frameworks
• Knowledge of the incident response lifecycle
• Operational understanding of enterprise networking and security tools (firewalls, Antivirus, HIDS, IDS/IPS, proxy, WAF), Windows and Unix/Linux systems’ operations
• Strong written and verbal skills to effectively communicate at all levels in government and industry
• Experience creating and tracking investigations to resolution 

Preferred:

• Experience in some of the following: Microsoft Defender, Splunk, Cofense
• Experience in working with Cloud Platforms
• Portfolio of cyber security related projects and the ability to describe them in technical detail

Salary: $95,000 - $125,000

Additional benefits include: 

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

About Us: 

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.