Req ID: RQ212596
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret
Public Trust/Other Required: Other
Job Family: Cyber and IT Risk Management
Skills:
Cyber Defense,Incident Handling,Log Management,Security Operations Center (SOC),Threat Detection
Certifications:
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) | International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2)
Experience:
2 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
SOC Analyst:
Own your career as a Cyber Security Analyst Senior at GDIT. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense.
Your work in cyber security at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients' missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. You will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
SOC Analyst's primary function is to research relevant threat intelligence from open source, unclassified, and classified resources, providing analysis through research and correlating actionable information against log results.
You will be part of a team to provide 24×7×365 real-time cyber-security real-time monitoring of government systems, apply intelligence, aggregate, prioritize, target, communicate and escalate monitoring and analysis of potential threat activity targeting the enterprise.
Additionally, this candidate must be familiar with intrusion detection systems, intrusion analysis, security information event management platforms, endpoint threat detection tools, and security operations ticket management.
Performance will include:
Must have strong analytical and technical skills in computer network defense operations, ability to lead efforts in Incident Handling (Detection, Analysis, Triage), Hunting (anomalous pattern detection and content management) and Malware Analysis
Experience and ability to with analyzing information technology security events to discern events that qualify as legitimate security incidents as opposed to non-incidents. This includes security event triage, incident investigation, implementing countermeasures, and conducting incident response.
Must be knowledgeable and have hands-on experience with a Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) platforms and/or log management systems that perform log collection, analysis, correlation, and alerting
Strong logical/critical thinking abilities, especially analyzing security events (windows event logs, network traffic, IDS events for malicious intent)
Excellent organizational and attention to details in tracking activities within various Security Operation workflows
A working knowledge of the various operating systems (e.g. Windows, OS X, Linux, etc.) commonly deployed in enterprise networks, a conceptual understanding of Windows Active Directory is also required, and a working knowledge of network communications and routing protocols (e.g. TCP, UDP, ICMP, BGP, MPLS, etc.) and common internet applications and standards (e.g. SMTP, DNS, DHCP, SQL, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.)
Experience with the identification and implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls for deployment and implementation in the enterprise network environment
Experience with one or more of the following technologies Network Threat Hunting, Big Data Analytics, Endpoint Threat Detection and Response, SIEM, workflow and ticketing, and Intrusion Detection System
Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, 800-37, 800-171, FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST AI RMF standards.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience:
At least 2-4 years related experience
Prior performance in roles such as ISSO or ISSM
Certifications:
CISSP a plus
Security Clearance:
Current Secret, Top Secret, DOE L, or DOE Q clearance required
US citizenship required
Additional Information:
This job posting is contingent and expected to start in April of 2026
Some telework may be allowed, but the selected applicant should expect to be on-site in Portland, OR or Vancouver, WA at least 3 days a week.
Shift work may be required.
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $85,093 - $100,050. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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