General Dynamics Information Technology ยท 1 week ago
Security Operation Center (SOC) Analyst
USA OR Portland
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$74K/yr - $100K/yr
3+ years expGeneral Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. The SOC Analyst will be responsible for researching threat intelligence, providing analysis, and ensuring real-time cyber-security monitoring of government systems to protect against potential threats.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Secret clearance level must currently possess
Top Secret clearance level must be able to obtain
Other Public Trust/Other required
3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required
Cyber Defense
Incident Handling
Log Management
Threat Detection
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 analyze information technology security events to discern events that qualify as legitimate security incidents
Knowledgeable and have hands-on experience with a Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) platforms and/or log management systems
Strong logical/critical thinking abilities, especially analyzing security events
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.)
Conceptual understanding of Windows Active Directory
Working knowledge of network communications and routing protocols (e.g. TCP, UDP, ICMP, BGP, MPLS, 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
Current Secret, Top Secret, DOE L, or DOE Q clearance required
US citizenship required
Preferred
CISSP a plus
2-4 years related experience
Prior performance in roles such as ISSO or ISSM
Benefits
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Paid education and certifications
Paid vacation and holidays
Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
Full flex work weeks
Paid parental leave
Paid military leave
Paid bereavement leave
Paid jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Personal accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Business travel and accident insurance
Company
General Dynamics Information Technology
General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Paul Nedzbala
Senior Vice President
Ben Buckley
Vice President and General Manager
Recent News
2026-01-03
2025-12-16
Business Wire
2025-11-20
Company data provided by crunchbase