Information Security Analyst

Zachary Piper Solutions is hiring an Information Security Analyst (Tier
2) for a leading cybersecurity operations team supporting secure government environments. The position is located in Fulton, MD and supports a 24/7 SOC environment with an on‑call rotation. The analyst will monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts across enterprise and cloud environments and will work in a hybrid model requiring two onsite days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Monitor and analyze security alerts using Splunk SIEM
• Investigate and triage incidents to determine severity and impact
• Correlate alerts across cloud, endpoint, and network security tools
• Respond to alerts from AWS Security Hub, Guard Duty, Defender, and DLP platforms
• Document investigations and elevate confirmed threats
• Participate in post‑incident reviews and improve SOC processes
• Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking
• Contribute to SOC reporting and metrics

• Active Secret Clearance (required)
• 1–3 years of SOC or security analyst experience (Tier 2 preferred)
• Experience with Splunk (reviewing, analyzing, responding to alerts)
• AWS or cloud security experience
• Familiarity with tools such as Tenable, Defender, and AWS Config
• Strong understanding of security threats and log analysis
• Must be onsite two days a week in Fulton, MD (Tues/Thurs)

• Salary: $100,000–$125,000
• Full comprehensive benefits:
  Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, paid holiday, and sick leave as required by law

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