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# SOC Analyst 2 - Secret Clearance (2 positions)

- **Company:** Zachary Piper
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $115,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Network Security, Log Analysis, Security Information and Event Management, Software Vulnerability Management, SC Clearance, Opsworks, Splunk
- **Published:** June 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8967084/soc-analyst-2-secret-clearance-2-positions

## About the Role

* 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)

## Description

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


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