SOC Analyst - Secret Clearance; Security Clearance

Position: SOC Analyst 2 - Secret Clearance (2 positions) with Security Clearance
Piper Companies is hiring an Information Security Analyst (Tier
2) for a leading cybersecurity operations team supporting secure government environments company located in Raleigh, NC (RTP) . The Information Security Analyst will support IL6 security operations by monitoring, triaging, and responding to security alerts across enterprise and cloud environments. The Information Security Analyst is a hybrid role requiring 2 days onsite (Tuesday & Thursday) in RTP, NC. This is a contract position supporting a 24/7 SOC environment with on-call rotation.

Responsibilities of Information Security Analyst:
* 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 escalate confirmed threats
* Participate in post-incident reviews and improve SOC processes
* Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking
* Contribute to SOC reporting and metrics Requirements of the Information Security Analyst :
* 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
* Ability to work hybrid onsite in RTP, NC (Tues/Thurs) Compensation for Information Security Analyst :
* Salary of $100,000 - $115,000
* Full Comprehensive Benefits:
Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law  2, Cybersecurity, SIEM, Incident Response, Defender, Tenable, Raleigh NC Jobs #LI-KH1 #HYBRID This Job opens 06/10/2026 and will be open 30 days after this job posting.