Cybersecurity Operations Analyst
Booz Allen Hamilton, Fort Belvoir, VA, United States
Security Operations Center Analyst
As a Cybersecurity Operations Center Analyst on our security operations center team, you’ll improve tier monitoring strategies and analyze threats using state‑of‑the‑art tools and platforms. You’ll work with the team to comprehend, mitigate, and respond to threats quickly, restoring operations and limiting impact. You’ll manage efforts to determine how many systems are affected and assist recovery efforts. You’ll combine threat intelligence, event data, and assessments of events to identify patterns, understand attackers’ goals, and stop them from succeeding. This role offers hands‑on experience in threat assessment and incident response, protecting clients from malicious actors.
Responsibilities
Improve tier monitoring strategies and analyze real‑time threats.
Comprehend, mitigate, and respond to security incidents quickly.
Determine systems impact and coordinate recovery efforts.
Combine threat intelligence, event data, and assessments to identify patterns and attacker goals.
Lead a team evaluating cybersecurity solutions, leveraging operations systems to aggregate threat feeds for senior leadership briefings.
Qualifications
3+ years of experience working in a Security Operations Center at a classified level within the DoD.
Experience providing continuous monitoring security expertise to business units and key stakeholders.
Experience performing extensive analysis to validate established security requirements and recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
Experience working with cybersecurity staff to evolve continuous monitoring toolsets and reporting for better vulnerability insight.
Ability to serve as a subject‑matter expert on vulnerabilities, collaborating with analysts in event handling and incident response.
Ability to serve as a focal point for incident response and communicate with stakeholders.
TS/SCI clearance.
8570 DoD‑approved CSSP baseline certifications: CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA‑Security, CySA+, G‑CIA, GCIH, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, or PenTest+.
Bachelor’s degree.
Nice to Have
Experience using Elastic for monitoring and analysis, alerts, and dashboards.
Experience using endpoint tools to hunt for adversarial behavior.
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
Bachelor's degree in STEM.
Splunk, Tanium, or TYCHON certification.
8570 CSSP Analyst or Incident Response Certification.
Clearance Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package.
EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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Responsibilities
Improve tier monitoring strategies and analyze real‑time threats.
Comprehend, mitigate, and respond to security incidents quickly.
Determine systems impact and coordinate recovery efforts.
Combine threat intelligence, event data, and assessments to identify patterns and attacker goals.
Lead a team evaluating cybersecurity solutions, leveraging operations systems to aggregate threat feeds for senior leadership briefings.
Qualifications
3+ years of experience working in a Security Operations Center at a classified level within the DoD.
Experience providing continuous monitoring security expertise to business units and key stakeholders.
Experience performing extensive analysis to validate established security requirements and recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.
Experience working with cybersecurity staff to evolve continuous monitoring toolsets and reporting for better vulnerability insight.
Ability to serve as a subject‑matter expert on vulnerabilities, collaborating with analysts in event handling and incident response.
Ability to serve as a focal point for incident response and communicate with stakeholders.
TS/SCI clearance.
8570 DoD‑approved CSSP baseline certifications: CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA‑Security, CySA+, G‑CIA, GCIH, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, or PenTest+.
Bachelor’s degree.
Nice to Have
Experience using Elastic for monitoring and analysis, alerts, and dashboards.
Experience using endpoint tools to hunt for adversarial behavior.
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
Bachelor's degree in STEM.
Splunk, Tanium, or TYCHON certification.
8570 CSSP Analyst or Incident Response Certification.
Clearance Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package.
EEO Statement All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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