Senior SOC Analyst
5 days ago
Role: Senior SOC Analyst
Location: Arlington, VA (Onsite)
Job Type: Full Time
Compensation: $130,000 PA
Vendor : Hashicorp
End Customer: Boeing
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead Tier 2/3 incident investigations across classified and unclassified networks.
- Use frameworks such as NIST 800-61, MITRE ATT&CK, and DoD Cyber Kill Chain for structured IR.
- Coordinate response with counterintelligence, compliance, and federal authorities as required.
- Manage and optimize Rapid7 Insight IDR, Insight Connect, Nexpose, and Insight VM.
- Rapid7 Insight IDR (XDR + SIEM) for real-time detection and analytics.
- Rapid7 Insight Connect (SOAR) to automate IR playbooks.
- Rapid7 Nexpose & Insight VM to identify, assess, and prioritize vulnerabilities across hybrid environments.
- Correlate vulnerabilities with threat data to prioritize remediation of exploitable risks.
- Build automation workflows for patching and remediation through Ansible and Puppet.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting against nation-state adversaries using SIEM queries and Python scripts.
- Conduct continuous threat hunting using Python and SIEM queries (KQL, SPL, SQL-like languages).
- Develop advanced detection logic mapped to MITRE ATT&CK TTPs.
- Integrate threat intelligence feeds (STIX/TAXII, MISP, DoD threat intel sources) into SOC workflows.
- Python: Write custom scripts for IOC enrichment, API integrations, and log analysis.
- Ansible: Automate system hardening, patch management, and incident response workflows.
- Puppet: Standardize secure baselines across Linux/Windows systems in both classified and commercial networks.
- Develop reusable automation playbooks integrated with Rapid7 SOAR.
- Secure workloads across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and Boeing's private cloud infrastructure.
- Monitor Kubernetes and containerized defense applications for runtime anomalies.
- Implement identity/security policy enforcement across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
- Ensure compliance with CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, ITAR, and FedRAMP.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation for DoD and regulatory inspections.
- Support Boeing's supply chain cybersecurity programs, ensuring third-party compliance.
- 10+ years in SOC operations, threat detection, and incident response.
- Hands-on experience with the Rapid7 ecosystem (Insight IDR, Insight Connect, Nexpose, Insight VM).
- Strong automation experience using Python, Ansible, and Puppet.
- Familiarity with PowerShell and Bash scripting for cross-platform automation.
- Deep knowledge of nation-state threat actors, APT techniques, and defense cyber operations.
- Experience with SIEM, SOAR, IDS/IPS, EDR/XDR, firewalls, and vulnerability management.
- Strong communication and ability to brief executives and federal stakeholders.
- Bachelors in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
- Certifications required: Insight IDR Certified Specialist.
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