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# Top Secret SOC Analyst

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** West Mifflin, PA, United States
- **Salary:** $83,200.0 - $114,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Antivirus Softwares, IBM System I, Cyber Security, Phishing, Security Information and Event Management, Wireshark, Splunk
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9070026/top-secret-soc-analyst

## About the Role

* LCAT degree/years of experience met
 * HS Diploma and 7 years of experience
 * Associates and 5 years of experience (can get a waiver)
 * Bachelors/Masters and 1 year of experience
 * Proficiency with SIEM tool of choice (i.e. Wireshark, Splunk, etc)
 * Will get 1 week of training and paid exam for Q Radar (IBM's new SIEM tool)
 * Security+, CYSA, CISSP (can get waiver)
 * Network+, CCNA, CCNP (can get waiver)

## Description

This SOC team is responsible for maintaining the security posture for a research laboratory providing 24/7 support. Candidates need to have a background cyber security - preferably from a Watch Floor working with SIEM tools to monitor traffic and report activity. The SOC analysts will be the first line of defense for the Network and will be asked to triage, escalate, and close as many issues and alerts as possible. Alerts may include SIEM, Anti-virus, data-loss prevention, phishing emails, third party tickets, and outages. Any false positive alerts must be documented to present to the government customer on site.


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