Tier 1 SOC Analyst

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We are :

Accenture Federal Services, providing a tailored strategy to address the many cybersecurity challenges faced by customers in today's ever-changing business and industry landscape.

Our team delivers a wholistic approach to cybersecurity assessment, monitoring, investigation, and response. Whether we're defending against identified threat actors, detecting and responding to the unknown, or running an entire security operations center, we build cyber resilience so our clients can grow with confidence in their security.

You are :

A Cyber Security professional and enthusiast, who is seeking opportunities to evolve his / her craft by understanding latest cyber threats and help clients identify intrusion in their respective environments.

In order to effectively do this, you leverage cutting edge Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) data analytics, as well as network / endpoint detection and response technologies for investigating any malicious activity in customer's on-prem and cloud environments.

The work :

Perform Tier 1 monitoring and security incident triage through the review of SIEM events, network traffic data collection, and endpoint activity logs.

Identify and collect data associated with initial security investigation findings through Splunk and Splunk SOAR platforms.

Document and track investigations to resolution, along with potential escalation to incident responders for advanced analysis.

Candidates must be open to working a rotating 24 7 Panama shift schedule which includes night shift work.

Here's What You Need :

6 mos SOC or Security experience.

BA BS in a STEM field. Training and certifications related to the position can be substituted in lieu of a degree

DoD 8570 Level II certifications such as Security+

Bonus Points if you have :

Familiarity of Splunk SIEM and SPL

Prior use of the Splunk SOAR platform to triage and escalate alerts to customer

Advanced knowledge of Windows forensic artifact

Experience utilizing Microsoft Defender to create a timeline of alert events

Relevant SANS Certifications to Cyber Defense

Official Splunk certifications and or training

Advanced knowledge of AWS Security concepts and alerting

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Role Location : Range of Starting Pay for role :

California : Use ranges ($73,900 - $132,100)

Colorado : Use ranges ($73,900 - $114,000)

New York : Use ranges ($68,400 - $132,100)

Washington State : Use ranges ($78,600 - $121,500)

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