Tier 3 SOC Analyst (Cleared)

Responsibilities: of the Tier 3 SOC Analyst: • Lead advanced threat hunting activities to proactively identify malicious activity that has not been detected through traditional alerting mechanisms. • Investigate complex security incidents, perform root cause analysis, and provide remediation recommendations. • Develop, tune, and maintain advanced detection rules and use cases within Splunk. • Create and enhance SOC playbooks, workflows, and incident response procedures. • Analyze network, endpoint, cloud, and log data to identify indicators of compromise and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). • Collaborate with cross-functional security teams to improve monitoring coverage and detection capabilities. • Mentor junior SOC analysts and provide technical leadership during high-priority investigations. • Present findings from threat hunts and security investigations to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Requirements of the Tier 3 SOC Analyst: • Active Secret Clearance. • 5+ years of experience working as a SOC Analyst in an enterprise security environment. • Proven experience operating at a Tier 3 SOC Analyst level. • Strong hands-on experience with Splunk, including correlation searches, dashboards, investigations, and detection engineering. • Experience building and implementing new detections, alerts, and SOC playbooks. • Demonstrated experience leading proactive threat hunts and articulating methodologies, findings, and outcomes. • Strong understanding of incident response, threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and adversary tactics. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex threat investigations and hunt activities. Compensation: for the Tier 3 SOC Analyst: • Salary range: $150,000 - $180,000 • Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.