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**Req ID:** RQ204572

**Type of Requisition:** Regular

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:** None

**Public Trust/Other Required:** MBI (T2)

**Job Family:** Cyber Security

Skills:

Documentations,Software Development,Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a **Tier 2 SOC Analyst** supporting the United States Postal Service. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a **Tier 2 SOC Analyst** , you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a **Tier 2 SOC Analyst** joining our team to analyze design, develop, implement, and support code for our government customer, the United States Postal Service.

HOW A** **TIER 2 SOC ANALYST** **WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

In this role, a typical day will include:

+ Performing deep-dive incident analysis by correlating data from various sources and determines if a critical system or data set affected. Handle incidents as defined in Playbooks and SOPs. They also advise on remediation actions. Respond to Cyber Security Incidents, provide cyber threat analysis and reporting to support SOC and Program's situational awareness. Will actively monitor security threats and risks, provide in-depth incident analysis, evaluate security incidents, and will provide proactive threat research.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

**Education** :

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.

+ NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

**Required Experience** :

+ 5+ years of experience monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security events within an organization's IT infrastructure. This includes investigating alerts, triaging incidents, and potentially taking action to mitigate threats, often working as part of a larger team.

+ Experience with Identification of Cybersecurity problems which may require mitigating controls

+ Analyze network traffic to identify exploit or intrusion related attempts

+ Recommend detection mechanisms for exploit and or intrusion related attempts

+ Provide subject matter expertise on network-based attacks, network traffic analysis, and intrusion methodologies

+ Escalate items which require further investigation to other members of the Threat Management team

+ Execute operational processes in support of response efforts to identify security incidents

+ Manage email security using ProofPoint, monitor for threats, and promptly respond to attacks

+ Configure Splunk for log analysis, create alerts, and investigate security incidents diligently

+ Set up FirePower for network monitoring, analyzing traffic patterns, and enforce robust security measures

+ Deploy Sentinel 1 agents efficiently, monitor alerts closely, and conduct thorough security assessments

+ Monitoring, reviewing, and responding to security alerts and incidents across multiple platforms including Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Endpoint, Defender XDR, Defender for Office 365, Azure Entra ID, and Google Cloud Security Command Center (SCC)

+ Performing threat detection and analysis, investigating suspicious activity, coordinating incident response efforts, and implementing remediation actions

+ Tuning security policies, maintaining visibility into cloud and endpoint environments, and supporting continuous improvement of the organization’s security posture

Security Clearance Level:

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting

+ **_This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years._**

**Location** :

+ Falls Church, VA

+ Morrisville, NC

+ Eagan, MN

+ remote considered

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

+ 401K with company match

+ Comprehensive health and wellness packages

+ Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.

+ Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.

+ Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

+ Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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The likely salary range for this position is $43,888 - $0. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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