SOC Engineer - Security Operations Center Engineer
- Job Title
- SOC Engineer - Security Operations Center Engineer
- Job ID
- 27349472
- Location
- Peachtree City, GA
- Other Location
- Description
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SOC Engineer - Security Operations Center Engineer
Peachtree City, GA
Active Secret Clearance Required
Talent Orchard LLC, a boutique workforce solutions company, has been engaged by a strategic solutions firm serving customers in the US Government to assist in their search to identify highly skilled talent for a brand new contract award supporting the DoD. This work will be performed in Peachtree City, GA.
Key Responsibilities:
- Configure and monitor incoming event queues for potential security incidents using, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) or similar SIEM (Splunk) tools
- Analyze and investigate security-related, information systems’ anomalies based on security platform reporting, network traffic, log files, host-based and automated security alerts for devices such as Palo Alto firewalls, SourceFire Sensors, Cisco/Brocade switches, Barracuda Spam filters, and McAfee SIEM platforms
- Cross correlate and analyze log information, packet captures, security alerts and artifacts to identify entry vectors, network traversal, and malicious activity
- Analyze IT security events to discern events that qualify as legit security incidents as opposed to non- incidents
- Maintain working knowledge of network communications, routing protocols, and common internet applications/standards
- Conducting research to identify and combat new attack vectors/methods
- Contributing to the creation of tools and automation technologies to make common tasks more efficient
Required Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of architecture, engineering, and operations of at least one enterprise SIEM platform
- Hands-on technical knowledge with at least one of the following: role-based access control, network security, current information security threats, incident management concepts and practices
- Experience with Linux and Windows system administration tools and software, including Active Directory, Splunk, Tenable Nessus, Wireshark, or Snort
- Experience with the following cybersecurity areas: endpoint protection, network security, security operations, incident response, policy, vulnerability management, FISMA compliance, and related areas
- Understanding of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by threat adversaries
- DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level III compliance
Required Qualifications:
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or be able to obtain a DoD Clearance
• Minimum of 4-5 years of IT security experience
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certification - preferred but not mandatory
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification within 90 days of hire
• Current Cybersecurity certification (Security+, GIAC Security Essentials, CISA, etc.) – preferred
Established in 2010, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.talentorchard.com.
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