Information Security Analyst - Tier 1 (Seaside CA)

ASRC Federal
Seaside, CA
08 Mar 2025

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Must possess a Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.

ASRC Federal NetCentric Technology is seeking an Information Security Analyst - Tier 1 to support our Cybersecurity Support Services Contract with the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). The candidate will effectively analyze relevant cybersecurity event data and other information sources to support cybersecurity detection and analysis, incident response, and coordination.

This position supports the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) that is maintained Monday through Friday, 0500 to 1800 Pacific Time in Seaside, California.

Must be able to work on-site at the Seaside, CA location.

Duties and Responsibilities Provide real-time situational awareness of cyber activity by managing security events identified in enterprise SIEM and other tools.
  • Monitor, prioritize, and triage SIEM alerts
  • Correlate event data from multiple sources and sensors
  • Review large amounts of log data (e.g., firewall, network flows, IDS, and system logs)
  • Categorize, prioritize, and normalize event information following incident response playbooks to detect if a security incident is taking place
  • Create incident reports, send notifications, update documentation, and collect metrics regarding cybersecurity activities
  • Coordinate with Tier 2 Analysts, IT Operations, customers, and other team members
  • Submit or contribute to after action reports and support post-incident follow-up activities as needed
  • Apply critical thinking in understanding new and emerging threats
  • Support the analysis of specific threats to assist in the development of new use cases and rule sets to detect, report, log, track, and escalate security events
We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. This position is offering a pay range of $77,998.00- $132,632.00 depending on experience, seniority, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits offered may include healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.

Responsibilities

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Must possess a Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance
  • Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP) or higher (CASP+CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, or CCSP)
  • Active CSSP Analyst Certification (CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, or PenTest+)
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of relevant experience in information technology or cybersecurity
  • 2+ years of experience with security operations in log analysis or incident response

Experience
  • Experience working in one of the following: Security Operations Center (SOC), Network Operations Center (NOC), or on a Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) a plus
  • Knowledge of Computer Network Defense (CND) policies, procedures, and regulations
  • Knowledge of Mitre ATT&CK or D3FEND frameworks a plus
  • Knowledge of Cyber Kill Chain (CKC) methodology a plus
  • ID: #49430376
  • State: California Seaside 93955 Seaside USA
  • City: Seaside
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-03-08
  • Deadline: 2023-05-06
  • Category: Et cetera