Job Description

Senior Incident Handler & SOC Analyst / US Citizenship / 100% ONSITE Visual Soft, Inc is seeking qualified candidates to work on our efforts with a Prime for their end customer, a federal agency. Position: Senior Incident Handler & SOC Analyst / US Citizenship / 100% ONSITE - (Currently 4 days ONSITE and 1 day REMOTE, may transition to 100% ONSITE in near future) Location: Washington, DC, next to Union Station metro Compensation: Based on certifications, education and experience, very competitive. Shifts:

1. st - M-F 7AM-3:30PM
2. nd - M-F 3PM-11:30PM

Candidates willing to work any shift are highly desired at Tier 2/3 level and manage 2 SOC analysts. Job Description: The Senior Incident Handler & 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 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 Analyst works as Tier 2/3 support and will monitor Junior analyst's requests 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 (4+ years) experience in a SOC environment is a MUST. Minimum 4+ years of network intrusion detection 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. Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Specialized Experience: Candidate will have a total IT experience of six (6) years and 4+ years in performing intrusion detection analytics working with the examination of logs and console events in Splunk, Snort‑based IDS events, PCAP, web server log review, and working in a SIEM environment. Years of Experience: 6+ years. Education Requirement: High School diploma preferred; industry certifications such as CEH or CISSP desired. Clearance Requirement: U.S. Citizenship is required. Standard Benefits: 3 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO, including sick leave). Unused PTO may be issued as a check at the end of an employee’s anniversary. 2 floating days and 8 public holidays. Floating and holidays expire at the end of every year. Company covers 50% of health and dental insurance for all full‑time employees; dependents can be added at extra cost. Coverage becomes effective after 30 days. STD, LTD and one‑time salary equivalent life insurance at no cost to all full‑time employees. Eligible for 401(k) after 90 days with 4% match, immediate vesting. Profit‑sharing available for W‑2 employees with no employee contributions. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Visual Soft Inc by 2x. Sign in to set job alerts for “Incident Handler” roles. #J-18808-Ljbffr Visual Soft Inc

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Full time, Immediate start, Shift work,

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