Defensive Security Analyst-Washington, DC

SpecterOps is looking for candidates to support Security Operations at a SpecterOps customer site working directly with client personnel and systems. Candidates will independently support the client engineering, managing, and monitoring Security Operations Center (SOC) systems. A successful candidate will have excellent technical skills focused in the security operations space, impeccable soft skills, and be a well-organized, self-directed individual with familiarity working for a service-based information security organization.

Salary Range: $110,000-$160,000 base salary annually, commensurate with experience.

Location: On site client physical location - Washington, DC

Requirements

Current TS/SCI Clearance or eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information designation

Have the following operating hours: Monday through Friday, 9AM - 6PM US Eastern Time on site at Washington DC location. Be available for after-hours or weekend work in urgent incident response scenarios

Provide expertise in a supporting capacity for incident response activities and digital forensics state preservation, including the capture and preservation of system logs, volatile memory captures, and hard drive (physical or virtual) image captures

Established experience in operating in SOC environment, either through relevant experience or qualifications, is required

Knowledge of operating and maintaining a SIEM

Knowledge of cloud architectures, particularly AWS or Azure

Experience with programming or scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, and Bash

Conduct host forensics, network, forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of hunt operations

Interface with client contact(s) and staff in a constructive and professional manner

Utilize common forensic and incident response tools

Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences

Nice to haves

Experience in penetration testing

Ability to quickly learn new technologies and have an ongoing desire to stay current with the latest technologies

Ability to train others on the use of forensic and incident response techniques and tools

What We Offer

Health/Dental/Vision/life insurance: 100% covered for both the employee and their family

Flexible time off policy

13 paid holidays annually

401(k) with up to 4% company match

Stock Options & bonuses

Remote work: $1,500 new hire allowance to set up home office

$500 annual home office allowance after first year

$150 monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement

$5,000 annual professional development allowance

$5,250 towards continuing education or student loan repayment

$1,200 annual budget for lifestyle, wellness, pet insurance and more

A one-time $10,000 benefit towards family planning

In person and virtual employee events throughout the year

And of course, company swag!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. To request reasonable accommodations, please contact us at ✉ Sign in to view email

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