Security Operations Center Analyst

Coalfire Federal - Arlington, VA

Hiring: Security Operations Center Analyst Company: Coalfire Federal Location: Arlington, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:26:43 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : SIEM, SOC, Splunk, Top Secret Clearance About the job Experience: •At least five (5) years of information technology, cybersecurity experience for a consulting organization, including skills and responsibilities relative to the SOC role •Why you'll want to join us •Our people make Coalfire Federal great. •We work together on interesting things and achieve exceptional results. We act as trusted advisors to our customers and are committed to client-focused innovation as well as innovation in the industries that we serve. •Coalfire is an EEO employer. Required Skills: •Monitors and analyzes for potential threat activity. •Provides real-time alerting and monitoring by capturing, indexing, and correlating data in a searchable repository to generate graphs, reports, alerts and visualizations. Provides metrics, diagnoses security problems. •Provides engineering support, operations, and maintenance of security tools. •Utilizes Security, Information, and Event Monitoring (SIEM) tools to identify security events and incidents to evaluate the effectiveness of current security measures. •Maintains Tenable Security Center administrator responsibilities, routine maintenance of the front end including but not limited to user accounts, scan polices, and reports. •Conducts daily and ad-hoc vulnerability scanning on networks and systems. •Prepares reports of metrics for vulnerability management that is briefed to senior leadership to convey network security status. •Participates and contributes to weekly meetings with O&M team to discuss vulnerability patch management status. Qualifications: •Completed Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, preferably in an IT related field. •An active Secret or Top Secret clearance is required. •One or more of the following: CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+, CAP •You’ll enjoy competitive perks and benefits to support you and your family, like paid parental leave, flexible time off, certification and training reimbursement, digital mental health and wellbeing support memberships, and comprehensive insurance options. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!