SOC Analyst 2 - Secret Clearance (2 positions)

Piper Companies is hiring an Information Security Analyst (Tier 2) for a leading cybersecurity operations team supporting secure government environments company located in Raleigh, NC (RTP) . The Information Security Analyst will support IL6 security operations by monitoring, triaging, and responding to security alerts across enterprise and cloud environments. The Information Security Analyst is a hybrid role requiring 2 days onsite (Tuesday & Thursday) in RTP, NC. This is a contract position supporting a 24/7 SOC environment with on-call rotation., * Monitor and analyze security alerts using Splunk SIEM

• Investigate and triage incidents to determine severity and impact
• Correlate alerts across cloud, endpoint, and network security tools
• Respond to alerts from AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Defender, and DLP platforms
• Document investigations and escalate confirmed threats
• Participate in post-incident reviews and improve SOC processes
• Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking
• Contribute to SOC reporting and metrics

• Active Secret Clearance (required)
• 1-3 years of SOC or security analyst experience (Tier 2 preferred)
• Experience with Splunk (reviewing, analyzing, responding to alerts)
• AWS or cloud security experience
• Familiarity with tools such as Tenable, Defender, and AWS Config
• Strong understanding of security threats and log analysis
• Ability to work hybrid onsite in RTP, NC (Tues/Thurs)

• Salary of $100,000 - $115,000
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law