Junior SOC Analyst

Fusion Technology•Herndon, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fusion Technology is a performance-driven HUBZone Small Business concern residing in the heart of the beautiful mountainsides of West Virginia, steps away from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services Division's Headquarters. Founded in 2007 by an Engineer-by-trade, Fusion Technology dedicates our valuable resources to providing comprehensive IT services and solutions to mission-critical US Government programs and the Intel Community. Position Location: Herndon, Virginia (onsite required) Shift: Sun, Mon, Tue - 6 AM to 6 PM, The morning/evening shifts will rotate personnel every other Wed to work 8 hours which will equal 80 hours over 2 weeks. Security-cleared Professional: You have made it through the process of receiving a United States government security clearance - congratulations! We know you are a trustworthy intel professional because you have an active DOD Secret Security Clearance or an Interim DOD Secret Clearance. Education is important to us: You have a High School Diploma with relevant experience in security focused IT engineering. What matters to you matters to us. Fusion Technology values its employees and works hard to ensure proper care for them and their families. We desire to compensate employees in a competitive, motivational, fair, and equitable way with other employers in the marketplace. Salary is only one component of employee compensation but an integral part of recruiting and retaining qualified employees. However, at Fusion Technology, we take a comprehensive approach and consider each employee's needs to tailor a compensation plan that provides financial security and peace of mind. Our competitive package includes a best-in-class matching 401K program, a comprehensive healthcare plan through Cigna, a competitive employer contribution to a health savings account, vision and dental plans, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and personal leave, in addition to paid certifications and training. Fusion Technology LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Requirements

Security-cleared Professional: You have made it through the process of receiving a United States government security clearance - congratulations! We know you are a trustworthy intel professional because you have an active DOD Secret Security Clearance or an Interim DOD Secret Clearance.
Education is important to us: You have a High School Diploma with relevant experience in security focused IT engineering.
Working knowledge of the various operating systems (e.g. Windows, OS X, Linux, etc.) commonly deployed in enterprise networks.
Must possess a working knowledge of network communications and routing protocols (e.g. TCP, UDP, ICMP, BGP, MPLS, etc.) and common internet applications and standards (e.g. SMTP, DNS, DHCP, SQL, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.)
Ability to obtain suitability clearance from the Agency
One or more vendor specific certifications (Microsoft, Linux or Cisco). Examples include MCSE or CCNP

Responsibilities

The Jr Security Analyst will monitor and analyze security events and alerts reported by the TSA SIEM on a 24x7x365 basis to identify and investigate suspicious or malicious activity, or other cyber events which violate TSA policy.
The analyst will be responsible for analyzing logs and events from any other device types which may send logs or events to the TSA SOC in the future. Non-traditional device feeds will deliver data to the SIEM architecture (e.g., Human Resources (HR) data, badging information, and physical security devices, etc.).
The analyst will provide documentation detailing any additional information collected and maintained for each security investigation.
The analyst will record all artifacts (i.e. emails, logs, documents, Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), screenshots, etc.) associated with all security events and incident investigations within the TSA SOC incident and tracking application.