Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Incident Response/SOC Analyst to support an security operations program for Department of Treasury (IRS) in New Carrollton, MD. The team is seeking an individual with a dynamic skill set in networking security operations and a passion for incident response.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE SOC ANALYST:

• Must have an IRS Public Trust or ability to obtain (6-8 weeks to process)
• 1-2+ years of experience with Incident Response in an SOC environment
• Experience with network stack design, execution/function of OSI model, and Windows and Linux kernel
• Experience modifying Splunk Processing Language (SPL)
• Experience utilizing Splunk and Wireshark for packet capture
• Strong understanding of cyber security principals and/or network security
• Ability to identify security weakness, cyber security risks, and malware analysis

• Create and monitor traffic/ data flow baselines and identify network anomalies
• Identify tactics used by adversaries including procedures, behavior patterns, and techniques
• Create incident responses, follow-ups, and reports along with reporting criteria to strengthen the Incident Response capability
• Create and modify splunk queries using Splunk Processing Language (SPL)
• Correlate logs from various sources (Log Analysis, Correlation Rules, Packet Capture, etc.)