SOC Analyst-Virginia Beach, VA

iSenpai is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) that provides enterprise IT and cyber security services, cloud technology, and data analytics solutions for US Government and commercial customers. We specialize in cloud-based solutions with cyber security integrated into the design, delivered using efficient Agile DevSecOps. Engaging across industry and academia to develop innovative approaches, we support our customers' changing mission needs and data. Our iSenpai designs are industry-proven to handle enormous data streams from open source, Internet of Things (IOT), cyber tools, and social media. We bring expertise with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 and the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to maintain secure, scalable, and highly available systems to meet the mission. Our goal is to provide expert services to our clients while cultivating knowledge among all employees for the advancement of our services. We offer a comprehensive package of 100% employer-paid benefits, including medical, dental, vision, HSA Contribution, 401K match, and more.

iSenpai offers an extremely competitive benefits package to include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Premiums are 100% provided by iSenpai for employees and eligible dependents
• Tricare Supplemental Insurance plan provided by iSenpai for eligible employees and dependents
• Personal Accident Insurance provided by iSenpai
• Life Insurance provided by iSenpai
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance provided by iSenpai
• 401K Contribution Matching - 5% dollar for dollar
• Paid time off (PTO) starting at 4 weeks a year (20 days)
• PTO buyback program
• 11 paid Federal Holidays
• Reimbursement for any wellness programs and/or work-life balance programs
• Reimbursement for cell phone plans
• Reimbursement for home internet
• Reimbursement every 2 years for a cell phone upgrade
• Thousands of discounts on everything from your cell phone bill to NFL tickets, Movie Tickets, Live Performances, etc
• Rewards for obtaining new IT certifications
• Computer-based training (CBT) library on IT and information security topics and certifications
• Remote access to a virtual lab for testing/learning opportunities
• Flexible / Alternative Work Schedules (based on customer requirements)

iSenpai is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We give equal consideration to all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, nationality, disability or protected veteran status.

NOTE: To all recruitment and staffing agencies: iSenpai does not accept agency resumes or soliciting of your services. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, iSenpai employees or any other company location. iSenpai is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes or staffing services. Do not attempt to solicit your services.

SOC Analyst-Virginia Beach, VA
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience: 3-6 years
Required Clearance: Secret and must be eligible to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
Work Location: Virginia Beach, VA-100% Onsite

Description:

SOC Analyst is responsible for monitoring the SIEM platform, performing analysis, and if required incident response via Splunk Enterprise Security. Must be able to correlate notable events, create and tune alerts, perform risk-based analysis, and triage any incidents to best optimize the detection and response capability of the SOC. Daily analysis of logs and dashboards is necessary while security assessments of applications and network activity is expected. The SOC Analyst will also assist Engineers to manage and control changes to the SIEM system and report any adverse impact of those changes.

• Assess data being indexed and analyzed to ensure data is source typed as close as possible to industry best practices

• Perform incident response actions, utilizing SIEM tools according to industry best practices

• Perform threat hunting to track and eliminate adversary or insider threats on the network

• Fuse threat intelligence data, reported incidents, emerging threats, and vulnerabilities with open-source and all-source intelligence to perform intermediate analysis

• Support configuration management (CM) for information system security software, hardware, and firmware

• Assist with system management activities, including dashboards, alert tuning, and CIM compliance. Must perform day-to-day functional checks to allow for optimal SOC operations

• Collaborates with peers and customer stakeholders to establish and ensure consistent response practices and prioritization of security events

• Perform other cyber activities as required (e.g. Red Team, Blue Team)

Requirements:

• Splunk Core Certified Power User (or similar) required at time of employment
• Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst (preferred)
• IAT Level II/CNDSP Level II certification is required at the time of employment
• CSSP Analyst certification is required at the time of employment