SOC Analyst II

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

. provide tier II cybersecurity support in a Security Operations Center “SOC” environment .

Posted 4/7/2026full-timeCalifornia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $36 - $52 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityDNSSplunkTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

provide tier II cybersecurity support in a Security Operations Center “SOC” environment
regularly conduct vulnerability assessments
analyze cyber threats
monitor the email gateway
create reports on all confirmed or suspicious activities
work closely with the Tier I and other Tier II personnel
assist with training SOC Analyst I team members
use intrusion detection technologies to apply techniques for identifying host and network-based intrusions
create, update, and resolve incident tickets
review asset discovery and vulnerability assessment data
lead incidents from alert to resolution
determine and direct remediation and recovery efforts
inform and brief status of incidents to CSOC manager, CISO, DCIO, or CIO
may manage and configure security monitoring tools

Requirements

What you’ll need

U.S. Citizen
active DOD Top Secret Clearance
at least three (3) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics
bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field
at least one certification as required by Dept. of Defense (DoD) 8570.01-M and DoD Directive 8140.01, IAT Level II or higher
at least one of the following additional certifications: CompTIA CASP+, GIAC GCIH, Microsoft AZ-500, Microsoft SC-200, Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User
extensive experience working with various security methodologies, standard operating procedures, processes, and workflows
experience configuring and implementing various technical security solutions
extensive experience providing analysis and trending of security log data from a large number of heterogeneous security devices
experience with some or all of the following is required: computer networking concepts, OSI model, and network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services, and network security

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare benefits
paid leave
retirement plans
insurance programs
education and training assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecurity supportvulnerability assessmentscyber threat analysisincident detection and responsemalware analysiscyber forensicssecurity monitoring tools configurationsecurity log data analysisnetwork securitytechnical security solutions

Soft Skills

team collaborationtrainingincident managementcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershipreportingremediation directionstatus briefingorganizational skills

Certifications

DOD Top Secret ClearanceIAT Level IICompTIA CASP+GIAC GCIHMicrosoft AZ-500Microsoft SC-200Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User