Information Security Analyst

Techno Comp - Ashburn, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Ashburn, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Information Security Analyst will play a critical role in managing security incidents and providing expert guidance within a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment. This position requires a proactive approach to threat hunting and incident response, ensuring the security of systems and data through effective analysis and collaboration with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and consult with Tier II SOC Analysts, providing expert insight and feedback on pertinent security incidents.
• Oversee complex escalations and coordinate technical troubleshooting with customers and other teams.
• Conduct proactive security system analysis, including policy evaluation, tuning, and recommending improvements.
• Perform SIEM tuning, content creation, and analysis, including advanced use case development and modifications.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as the Manager on Duty, Security Services Advisors (SSA), Client Security Engineers (CSE), and Threat Library (TL) while supporting Tier I and II Analysts as needed.
• Manage high-priority security incidents, perform historical security reviews, and offer expert feedback to improve incident response processes.
• Create and maintain security documentation, including policies, procedures, training materials, playbooks, and operations manuals.
• Drive process improvement initiatives, identifying operational gaps and implementing solutions.
• Lead the response and resolution of escalated threats, including proactive threat research and threat hunting.
• Engage with senior leadership, both internally and with customers, to drive service improvements and security strategy alignment.
• May also provide Team Lead functions, such as supervising staff, managing escalations, and contributing to performance appraisals.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a SOC environment.
• Strong background in threat hunting.
• Proficiency in Python programming.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, go-getter personality.