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# Tier 2 Security Operations Center (SOC) Analysts

- **Company:** Nabout Leidos
- **Location:** United States
- **Salary:** $69,550.0 - $125,725.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Monitoring of Systems, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Security Information and Event Management, Cyber Warfare
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/362062/tier-2-security-operations-center-soc-analyst-virginia-va-alexandria

## About the Role

* BS degree or equivalent and 2+ years of prior relevant experience, or a Masters with less than 2 years prior relevant experience. In lieu of degree, additional experience may be required.\n
 * Experience performing cybersecurity event analysis, SOC operations, cyber defense, incident triage, or security monitoring.\n
 * Experience analyzing and correlating alerts from multiple cybersecurity monitoring capabilities.\n
 * Experience investigating endpoint, network, user-activity, or other cybersecurity events.\n
 * Experience determining the scope, severity, and potential impact of suspicious cybersecurity activity.\n
 * Experience supporting cybersecurity incident escalation, containment, mitigation, or evidence preservation.\n
 * Experience using enterprise security-analysis or cybersecurity monitoring tools.\n
 * Experience performing Tier 2 cybersecurity troubleshooting.\n
 * Working knowledge of cybersecurity attack techniques, network-security concepts, endpoint security, event analysis, and incident-response processes.\n
 * Ability to document investigations, findings, actions, and conclusions clearly and accurately.\n
 * Ability to work effectively within a team-based 24x7 security operations environment.\n
 * U.S. Citizenship required.\n
 * Active Secret security clearance required.\n, * Experience supporting a Department of Defense or Federal Security Operations Center.\n
 * Experience working in a 24x7 SOC or Cybersecurity Service Provider environment.\n
 * Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms and enterprise cybersecurity monitoring tools.\n
 * Experience analyzing endpoint, network, identity, user-activity, intrusion-detection, or other cybersecurity telemetry.\n
 * Experience supporting cybersecurity incident response and digital-evidence preservation.\n
 * Experience tuning security alerts, detection logic, or monitoring capabilities to reduce false positives and improve detection quality.\n
 * Experience developing or refining SOC procedures, playbooks, or escalation criteria.\n
 * Experience with cybersecurity mitigation, compliance checking, or security testing.\n
 * Familiarity with Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements and Risk Management Framework processes.\n
 * Familiarity with DHRA, DMDC, or comparable Department of Defense enterprise environments.\n