Tyto Athene is searching for a Tier 2 SOC Lead to support a law enforcement customer in Washington DC. We believe our Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts form the backbone of our cybersecurity services. This candidate will play a critical role in conducting in-depth analyses and responding to incidents of potential cyber threats facing our clients. In addition to being our initial point of contact for end users, you will serve as the escalation point for junior analysts, helping guide them through more complex and high-priority incidents.
Responsibilities:
- Utilize security tools to analyze, investigate, and triage security alerts
- Monitor our customers environments, including cloud and SaaS solutions for evidence of adversarial activity
- Perform in-depth analysis and investigation of high-priority cybersecurity incidents
- Utilize advanced tools, such as host-based digital forensics or malware analysis capabilities, to identify incidents’ root causes, scope, and impact
- Collaborate with cyber threat hunting and cyber threat intelligence teams
- Participate in the development, implementation, and tuning of the SOC tools detection content and alerting signatures.
- Accurately document triage findings and intake reports of external cybersecurity events from SOC customers via phone or email in the SOCs Incident Management System(IMS)
- Learn new open and closed-source investigative techniques
- Perform research into emerging threats and vulnerabilities to aid their prevention and mitigation
- Help shape the evolution of processes and procedures of the SOC
- Provide guidance and mentorship to Tier 1 SOC Analysts to enhance their skills and capabilities
Required:
- Minimum of six (6) years of cybersecurity experience with at least three (3) years in a SOC watch floor analyst or IR role
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Cybersecurity or related is preferred
- CISSP or CEH certification; additional experience, formal training, certifications, and/or education may be substitutable at the client's discretion
- Experience in some of the following SOC tools and technologies: IDS/IPS, EDR, SIEM, XPS, FireEye, RSA Netwitness, Sourcefire (Snort), Silo, etc
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with MS Word and other MS Office applications
Desired:
- Previous SOC or incident response experience
- Working knowledge of regex and scripting languages
- Understanding how EO14028 and OMB M-21-31 impact federal SOCs
- Any SOC analyst relevant certifications such as those from GIAC or CompTIA
- The initiative to ask for assistance and offer fresh ideas to improve the SOC’s performance
Shift: Multiple Shift options depending on availability
Clearance: TS/SCI Eligibility
Location: This is a hybrid role with expectations of being on the client site a minimum 2 days on site.
