Tier 3 SOC Analyst (Cleared)

Piper Companies is seeking a Tier 3 SOC Analyst to join a leading organization within the cybersecurity and defense technology industry. The Tier 3 SOC Analyst will serve as a senior member of the Security Operations Center, leading advanced threat detection, threat hunting, incident response, and detection engineering efforts. This Tier 3 SOC Analyst position is a long term, open ended contract opportunity and requires you to work onsite 5 days per week in RTP, NC. The Tier 3 SOC Analyst requires an active Secret Clearance., * Lead advanced threat hunting activities to proactively identify malicious activity that has not been detected through traditional alerting mechanisms.

• Investigate complex security incidents, perform root cause analysis, and provide remediation recommendations.

• Develop, tune, and maintain advanced detection rules and use cases within Splunk.

• Create and enhance SOC playbooks, workflows, and incident response procedures.

• Analyze network, endpoint, cloud, and log data to identify indicators of compromise and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

• Collaborate with cross-functional security teams to improve monitoring coverage and detection capabilities.

• Mentor junior SOC analysts and provide technical leadership during high-priority investigations.

• Present findings from threat hunts and security investigations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Active Secret Clearance.

• 5+ years of experience working as a SOC Analyst in an enterprise security environment.

• Proven experience operating at a Tier 3 SOC Analyst level.

• Strong hands-on experience with Splunk, including correlation searches, dashboards, investigations, and detection engineering.

• Experience building and implementing new detections, alerts, and SOC playbooks.

• Demonstrated experience leading proactive threat hunts and articulating methodologies, findings, and outcomes.

• Strong understanding of incident response, threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and adversary tactics.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex threat investigations and hunt activities.

• Salary range: $150,000 - $180,000

• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.

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