Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst, Senior

Senior Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst supporting a DoD Army client, leading a SOC team to monitor, analyze, and respond to real-time threats onsite at Fort Belvoir, VA with TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Enhance tiered monitoring strategies and analyze threats using advanced security tools and platforms.
• Collaborate with the team to detect, mitigate, and respond to threats quickly, restoring operations and limiting impact.
• Assess the scope of affected systems and assist with recovery efforts.
• Merge threat intelligence, event data, and assessments to identify patterns and understand attacker objectives to disrupt campaigns.
• Build and refine cybersecurity skills through hands-on threat assessment and incident response work.
• Lead a team applying cyberspace capabilities to evaluate weaknesses and assess the effectiveness of mitigations for security solutions.
• Leverage cyberspace operations systems to aggregate threat feeds and prepare briefings for senior leadership aligned to the Army client.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a Security Operations Center at a classified DoD environment.
• Experience applying continuous monitoring security practices to business units and key stakeholders.
• Experience performing extensive analysis to validate security requirements and recommend additional safeguards.
• Experience working with cybersecurity staff to evolve Security Operations continuous monitoring toolsets and reporting for better vulnerability insight.
• Ability to serve as a subject matter expert on vulnerabilities, including system and application settings, to collaborate with other security analysts in event handling and incident response.
• Ability to function as the incident response focal point and communicate with stakeholders.
• TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 CSSP Certification before start date, including CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, or PenTest+.

Technologies

• Elastic
• Splunk
• Tanium
• TYCHON

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Life benefits
• Disability benefits
• Financial benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid leave
• Professional development
• Tuition assistance
• Work-life programs
• Dependent care
• Recognition awards program

Clearance

• Applicants selected will undergo a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Identity verification

• Identity verification will use biometrics and AI to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud.
• Interviews and assessments may require you to be on camera.
• Booz Allen Hamilton may capture your image to verify identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI usage policy

• Use of AI or other tools to assist with responses during interviews is prohibited unless permission is explicitly granted.

Work model

• Remote: The role may be listed as remote with occasional in-person work at Booz Allen or customer facilities.
• Hybrid: Regular in-person work from a Booz Allen facility, with potential visits to customer facilities as needed.
• Onsite: Primary work performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, with collaboration requirements.

Non-discrimination

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Compensation

• Projected compensation range: $99,000 to $225,000 per year.
• This posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.