
Defensive Security Analyst
SpecterOps
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington, DC • District of Columbia • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,000 - $160,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Support Security Operations at a SpecterOps customer site working directly with client personnel and systems.
- Independently support the client engineering, managing, and monitoring Security Operations Center (SOC) systems.
- Utilize excellent technical skills in the security operations space.
- Exhibit impeccable soft skills and be well-organized and self-directed.
- Interface with client contacts and staff professionally.
Requirements
- Current TS/SCI Clearance
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Benefits
- 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!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SIEMAWSPowerShellPythonBashhost forensicsnetwork forensicslog analysismalware triageincident response
Soft Skills
excellent technical skillsimpeccable soft skillswell-organizedself-directedprofessional communication
Certifications
TS/SCI Clearance