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# Security Operations Center (SOC) Lead

- **Company:** Nabout Leidos
- **Location:** Alexandria, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $131,300.0 - $237,350.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Mitre Att&ck, Cyber Threat Analysis, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), Cyber Warfare, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/321835/soc-lead-virginia-va-alexandria

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of prior cybersecurity experience. Additional work experience or Cyber courses/certifications may be substituted in lieu of degree\n
 * 4+ years of supervising and/or managing teams\n
 * 5+ years of intrusion detection and/or incident handling experience\n
 * DoD 8140 Cyber Defense Analyst (511) Intermediate requirements required upon start.\n
 * Advanced knowledge in planning, directing, and managing Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) and/or Security Operations Center (SOC) operations in an organization in a large, complex environment.\n
 * Significant experience supervising and leading employees of various labor categories and technical skill levels in efforts similar in size and scope as the JSP DCO mission.\n
 * Mature understanding of industry accepted standards for incident response actions and best practices related to SOC operations;\n
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to create technical reports based on analytical findings.\n
 * Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.\n
 * Must be a US Citizen.\n, * Deep technical understanding of core current cybersecurity technologies as well as emerging capabilities.\n
 * Hands-on cybersecurity experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization including prior experience performing large-scale incident response.\n
 * Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of cybersecurity threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intrusion set tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).\n
 * Familiarity or experience in Intelligence Driven Defense, Cyber Kill Chain methodology, and/or MITRE ATT&CK framework.\n

## Description

Through the J6 Penetration Handling, Incident, System Health (PHISH) support services task order on the GSM-O contract, we provide IT products, services and solutions to the Pentagon and other DoD offices and agencies for them to meet mission and business requirements. Our Cybersecurity team performs cyber defensive actions in support of J6 to prevent, detect, respond and recover from adversarial activities.


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