Job Description
Description & Requirements Maximus is looking for a Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst to join its Technology Services (TS) Federal Health Team. As a SOC Analyst, you will support the 24x7x365 SOC by providing a consolidated enterprise view of security events and network activity. Currently, SOC Analysts work across 3 shifts (day, afternoon, night) on a 4x10 schedule.
This position is on-site and requires a public trust clearance. Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS056, T2, Band 5
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Improve the cybersecurity posture by identifying, verifying, and understanding cyber events.
- Track incident notifications and identify trends and activities to prevent, respond, and recover.
- Conduct problem resolution and provide subject matter expertise in security investigations best practices.
- Collect, analyze, and correlate security events and use discovered data to enable recommendation of mitigation of potential incidents.
- Identify events that pose a threat to the confidentiality, availability and integrity of information or systems.
- Provide quality assurance accuracy, consistency, and reliability to security event data in tickets and reports.
- Perform incident triage to include determining accuracy, scope, urgency, and impact.
- Provide incident coordination and updates to Incident Response Teams (IRTs)
- Notify management of suspected incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact.
- Perform event and incident tracking using ticket management system
- Track and report on-going cyber security incidents to the primary incident handler.
- Provide event and incident operational and executive reporting
- Respond to verified incidents utilizing a wide array of tools to mitigate active threats.
- Provide updates to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or 4 years equivalent work experience).
- 2+ years' of work-related experience.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications: - Cybersecurity certification
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Minimum Requirements
TCS056, T2, Band 5
EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
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