Digital Forensic SOC Analyst III with Security Clearance

iQuasar is seeking to fill the Digital forensic SOC analyst III position for our customer in Crownsville, MD. At iQuasar, we strive to provide the next generation of cutting-edge technologies. Our growth means exciting career opportunities for talented professionals in engineering, software development, and other key areas. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, matching 401k plan, and other benefits given below, excellent training, and a vibrant working environment. Our employees are exceptional, giving us a competitive advantage by innovating solutions with a strong sense of mission and integrity. One of our clients in Crownsville, MD needs a Digital forensic SOC analyst III for a contract position.
• Position: Digital forensic SOC analyst III
• Location: Crownsville, MD (Hybrid role)
• Position Type: Full time position Responsibilities:
• Report to Director of Security Operations or his/her designee
• Provide SOC Analyst Tier 3 escalation support
• Plan, initiate, and conduct investigations for cybersecurity incidents response efforts
• Perform forensic examinations on compromised systems
• Understand and use forensic tools and techniques for cybersecurity incidents
• Create forensic root cause and scope of impact analysis reports
• Contribute to technical briefings on the details of forensics exams and report
• Provide support in conducting malware analysis of attacker tools
• Stay current on incident response and digital forensics skills, best practices, and tools
• Train SOC analysts on usage of SIEM tools (Splunk), and basic event analysis
• Develop rules and tune SIEM and related tools to streamline the event analysis done by the SOC
• Assist developing new processes and procedures for SOC monitoring
• Monitor networks for threats from external and internal sources
• Analyse network traffic of compromised systems and networks
• Correlate actionable security events from various sources
• Review threat data and develop custom detection signatures
• Gather and analyse threat intelligence data and conduct threat hunting
• Understand cybersecurity attacks and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with advanced threats
• Communicate clearly with Government counterparts, and SOC customers
• Development and implementation and operational and technical incident response processes, procedure, guidance, and standards
• Ability to work outside of regular business hours, the role may require on-call support after regular business hours or weekends. Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline and 4+ years of experience. Associate degree and/or cyber courses/certifications or 5 years of experience in directly related fields may be substituted in lieu of bachelor's degree
• Hands-on experience with security monitoring and SIEMs tools - Splunk Enterprise Security is preferred
• Demonstrated working knowledge of cyber forensics and incident handling best practice processes, procedures, standards, and techniques
• Hands-on experience with forensics image capture tools, i.e., FTK Imager and MAGNET ACQUIRE
• Hands-on experience with system image/file system/registry forensics tools (i.e., Encase, FTK, X-Ways, Magnet AXIOM, Sleuth kit, Access Data Registry Viewer, Registry Recon, or other)
• Hands-on experience with PCAP analysis tools, i.e., Wireshark, TCP Dump, Network Miner, Xplico, or other
• Hands-on experience with memory forensics tools, i.e., Blacklight, Volatility, SANS SIFT, Magnet RAM Capture, or FireEye Memoryze, CrowdStrike Crowd Response
• Hands-on experience with Endpoint Detection & Response solutions - Tanium Threat Response, McAfee or other. Employee Benefits: iQuasar offers a comprehensive benefits program including various options in these plans:
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Holiday/Annual/Sick/Personal Leave
• Short-Term/ Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Generous 401(k) Company Plan
• Education Assistance
• Professional Development Programs Reimbursement If you are interested in this position, please send me a copy of your latest resume at with the information requested below. Also, please let me know what time/number is best to call to discuss this great opportunity. In case you are not interested in this position, or this is not a right fit for you, please feel free to share this opportunity with your friends/networks or anyone you know who may be interested in this position. Thank you.
• Availability to start a new job
• Best Rates
• Contact Please don't hesitate to contact me for any question (s) you may have. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Regards, Ruby Dar
Sr. Recruitment professional
iQuasar LLC
6 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 305
Sterling, VA 20165.
Direct:
Office: Ext: 623

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