SOC Security Analyst / US Citizenship or Permanent Resident / Fully ONSITE

Visual Soft, Inc is seeking qualified candidates to work on our efforts with a Prime for their end customer, a federal agency. Position SOC - Security Analyst - US Citizen or Permanent Resident Location Washington, DC, next to Union Station metro Compensation Based on certifications, education and experience, very competitive Shift Timings SHIFT 1 - 7:00 AM to 3:30 pm EST Mon- Fri SHIFT 2 - 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM Mon - Fri Possibility of ONE day REMOT on Friday for both shifts to work from home with approval from Government Job Description The SOC Analyst has the primary responsibility of aggressively monitoring and responding to alerts triggered in the SIEM tool or requests for assistance from customers. The SOC Analyst will use a variety of tools to investigate incidents and take immediate action or recommend a course of action to safeguard the U.S. Courts systems. The SOC Analyst works as Tier 1/2 support and will be under a senior soc analyst/shift lead for review before completing event notation to assure correctness in reviews. Events that require over 15 minutes of analysis are to be escalated to the Seniors on shift for analysis. General Experience PRIOR or ONGOING experience (2+ yrs) of working in a SOC environment is a MUST. FIRST TWO (2) WEEKS WILL BE ON SHIFT 1, 8 AM TO 5 PM FOR TRAINING FOLLOWING THAT, THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE MOVED TO SHIFT 1 or 2. Please do 'not; apply if you do 'NOT' have above professional experience. Qualifications A minimum of two (2)+ years of hands-on network intrusion detection experience with 3-5 years of total experience. Ability to investigate and evaluate network traffic, read and interpret log and sniffer packets, Wireshark. Ability to analyze data from a variety of sources over time and create a logical narrative of observed behavior. Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing. 2+ years of hands-on performing intrusion detection analytics working with logs and console events in the following areas: Splunk, examining Snort based IDS events, PCAP, web server log review, and working in a SIEM environment. 5+ years of experience overall. High School diploma preferred; industry certifications desired such as CEH or Security+ or other industry certifications. U.S. Citizenship required. Standard Benefits 3 weeks of paid time off (PTO that includes sick leave); unused PTO will be issued as a check at the end of an employee's anniversary. 2 floating and 8 public holidays; floating and holidays expire at the end of every year of service. 50% cost coverage of health and dental insurance for full-time employees; dependents can be added at extra cost. Coverage effective after 30 days or first of the month after an employee completes initial 30 working days; employees must complete paperwork within 30 days. STD, LTD and one-time life insurance at no cost to all full-time employees. 401k program after 90 days of employment with a company match of 4%, immediate vesting; w-2 employees eligible to be part of company's profit sharing, no employee contributions required. J-18808-Ljbffr