Junior Security Analyst

Direct Viz Solutions (DVS) – Company Overview

Direct Viz Solutions (DVS) is a dynamic and rapidly growing government contractor committed to delivering innovative IT solutions that address the mission‑critical needs of our government clients. Through the expertise and dedication of our talented team, we provide cutting‑edge technology services designed to achieve success and exceed expectations.

At DVS, we prioritize our employees as our greatest asset. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive medical benefits, a 401(k) match, generous PTO accrual, professional development reimbursement, corporate‑funded technology certifications, and robust employee recognition and appreciation programs.

Location: Herndon, VA
Clearance: Active Secret or higher.

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts reported by the TSA Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system on a 24x7x365 basis.
• Identify and investigate suspicious or malicious activity and cyber events that violate TSA policy.
• Analyze logs and events from current and future device types that send data to the TSA Security Operations Center (SOC).
• Review non‑traditional data feeds (e.g., Human Resources data, badging information, physical security devices) integrated into the SIEM architecture.
• Document all findings and additional information collected during each security investigation.
• Record all relevant artifacts (e.g., emails, logs, documents, URLs, screenshots) associated with security events and incidents in the TSA SOC incident tracking system.

• Shift 1 – Sun, Mon, Tue – 6 PM to 6 AM
• Shift 2 – Thu, Fri, Sat – 6 PM to 6 AM

The shifts will rotate personnel every other Wed to work 8 hours which will equal 80 hours over 2 weeks.

• Education:
  
  High School degree.
• Experience:
  
  1 to 3 years of experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Network Operations Center (NOC) environment performing security event monitoring and analysis.
• Working knowledge of the various operating systems (e.g., Windows, OS X, Linux, etc.) commonly deployed in enterprise networks.
• Network communications and routing protocols (e.g., TCP, UDP, ICMP, BGP, MPLS, etc.) and internet applications and standards (e.g., SMTP, DNS, DHCP, SQL, HTTP, HTTPS, etc.).
• Capability to analyze security logs and events from devices such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, HIDS/HIPS, proxy/web filter, vulnerability scans, routers, Net Flow, VPN gateways, server event logs, anti‑virus, desktop security agents, and cloud security infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle, Salesforce).
• Clearance Requirements:
  Secret or higher.

• Certification:
  Security+, GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) or equivalent certification is desired.
• Experience with Splunk query language.
• Experience with IDS/IPS/firewall/security configurations and signature development.
• Experience with PCAP analysis.
• Experience with Tanium threat response.
• Experience analyzing IT security events for legitimate incidents and non‑incidents, including malicious code and activities.
• Experience working with a ticket management system to document and maintain security investigations and incidents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to produce clear and thorough security incident reports and briefings.
• Experience monitoring operational status of monitoring components and escalating outages.
• Conceptual understanding of Windows Active Directory is also desired.
• Experience with various event logging systems and proficiency in SIEM platforms for log collection, analysis, correlation, and alerting.
• Experience implementing counter‑measures or mitigating controls in enterprise network environments.
• Experience collecting and maintaining information pertinent to security investigations and incidents in a format that supports analysis, situational awareness reporting, and law enforcement investigation efforts.

• Maintain focus and awareness throughout scheduled working hours.
• Perform tasks requiring prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk, utilizing a computer, mouse, and keyboard.
• Lift and…