Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Gunnison provides comprehensive cybersecurity support services to the HHS OCIO. We are seeking a motivated and customer-oriented professional to support our Atlanta, GA SOC team.

Location : On-site, Atlanta, GA

Duties and responsibilities include :

• Collect, analyze, and correlate security events and use discovered data to enable recommendation of mitigation of potential incidents within the enterprise as defined by Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC) methodology.
• Identify events that pose a threat to the confidentiality, availability and integrity of information or systems that may be indicative of a violation of federal law or HHS Policy.
• Perform incident triage to include determining accuracy, scope, urgency, and impact.
• Provide incident coordination and updates to the OpDiv Incident Response Teams (IRTs) and HHS through prescribed CSIRC methodology.
• Notify CSIRC management and other HHS IRT members of suspected incidents and articulate the event's history, status and potential impact.
• Perform agency-wide event and incident tracking using ticket management system.
• Track and report on-going cyber security incidents to the primary incident handler.
• Respond to verified incidents utilizing a wide array of tools to mitigate active threats.

Required Qualifications :

• Two or more years of experience performing SOC Analyst duties.
• Experience using investigative software such as SPLUNK and Net Witness.
• Industry standard cybersecurity certification, e.g. Security+.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience (+2 years).

Clearance Requirement : Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Why Join Gunnison?

• Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
• Quality is our top priority.
• Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
• There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
• We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
• We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

In 1994 Gunnison Consulting Group began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects.

By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could , the company has thrived for over 25 years.