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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SOC Analyst - Secret Clearance Required - **Company:** Coalfire Federal - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Audit Trail, Burp Suite, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Networking Hardware, Network Security, Security Information and Event Management, Software Vulnerability Management, Indexer, SC Clearance, Information Technology, Tenable Nessus, Patch Management, Splunk, Vulnerability Analysis, User Accounts - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3a335ff0943feb26 ## About the Role Completed Bachelor's degree from an accredited university, preferably in an IT related field. Clearance / Suitability An active Secret or Top Secret clearance is required. Certifications One or more of the following: CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+, CAP Years of Experience * + At least five (5) years of information technology, cybersecurity experience for a consulting organization, including skills and responsibilities relative to the SOC role ## Description We're currently seeking a skilled SOC Analyst with an active Secret or Top Secret clearance to support our on-site team in Crystal City (Arlington, VA). Location Details This is a full time on site position with our Coalfire Federal team supporting a government customer. * + Open to local candidates in the DMV reporting to our in person team in Arlington, Virginia. + Also open to local candidates residing in Denver, Colorado to report to on client site location in CO. What you'll do: * Monitors and analyzes for potential threat activity. * Provides real-time alerting and monitoring by capturing, indexing, and correlating data in a searchable repository to generate graphs, reports, alerts and visualizations. Provides metrics, diagnoses security problems. * Provides engineering support, operations, and maintenance of security tools. * Utilizes Security, Information, and Event Monitoring (SIEM) tools to identify security events and incidents to evaluate the effectiveness of current security measures. * Maintains Tenable Security Center administrator responsibilities, routine maintenance of the front end including but not limited to user accounts, scan polices, and reports. * Conducts daily and ad-hoc vulnerability scanning on networks and systems. * Prepares reports of metrics for vulnerability management that is briefed to senior leadership to convey network security status. * Participates and contributes to weekly meetings with O&M team to discuss vulnerability patch management status. * Tracks, maintains, and verifies findings. Promote timely remediation before due date and/or work with stakeholders on extension request. * Conducts DISA STIG baseline configuration scanning of hardware and network devices and manually reviews CAT I and CAT II items that cannot be checked via automated scan. * Monitors incoming events and maintain Audit Log Management using Splunk Tool. * Validates hardware and software inventory for a portfolio of systems. * Uses advanced analytic tools to determine presence of emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities. * Utilizes in-depth operational and technical knowledge of security concepts to provide technical support in the areas of vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, network security, product evaluation, and security implementation. * Provides technical evaluations of customer systems and assists with making security improvements. * Conducts product evaluations, and recommends products, technologies and upgrades to improve the customer's security posture. * Conducts testing and audit log reviews. 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