Associate SOC Analyst

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Ultra Violet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the Ultra Violet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams.

By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today’s dynamic threat landscape, Ultra Violet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. Ultra Violet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India.

A future cyber security expert! You're passionate about security and ready to dive in, using your growing technical skills to help protect client data and infrastructure from threats. Day-to-day, you’ll focus on monitoring, initial investigation, and following established procedures
, while leveraging the expertise of your team to solve problems and learn new things.

We are seeking an associate Security Analyst in our rapidly growing and dynamic shared services team. The ideal candidate will effectively manage security incidents by monitoring, investigating, and identifying the root causes, and recommend effective mitigation strategies. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge security tools. The role is highly analytical and requires a proactive, detail-oriented mindset to protect critical infrastructure and data.

• Monitor and analyze log data, network traffic, and/or alerts generated by a variety of security technologies in real-time.
• Respond, triage, and escalate security incidents using a SIEM platform following documented procedures.
• Support the execution of vulnerability scans and assist in analyzing results for remediation recommendations.
• Draft security incident reports detailing the threat, its characteristics, and required remediation activities for review by a senior analyst.
• Research new threats and ensure appropriate detection capabilities are in place.
• Review security incidents and other deliverables for adherence to established procedures and provide documentation updates as necessary.
• Contribute to the quality and timeliness of the security incident detection and classification service.
• Ensure standards and procedures are adhered to within defined SLA’s.
• Articulate security issues to customers, both verbally and written.
• Referring difficult or complex issues to more experienced staff.
• Developing an understanding of current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and suggest them to stakeholders.
• Manage and track customer issues and requests within a ticketing system.
• Work within a 24x7x365 team to further support the timely delivery of monitoring services.
• This position may be assigned to a rotating shift schedule.
• Support other teams as needed.

• US Citizenship is Required.
• 0-2 years of experience in an operational or technical environment, preferably with customer-facing responsibilities.
• Foundational understanding of core networking concepts including TCP/IP and common Internet protocols.
• Exposure to or basic understanding of an information/cyber security role, particularly in security monitoring and analysis.
• Familiarity with the cyber security threat landscape, including prevalent vulnerabilities and attack methods.
• Familiarity with security tools such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platforms.
• Demonstrated technical and troubleshooting skills and the ability to adapt to solve new technical issues.
• General systems infrastructure knowledge (Windows/Linux OS).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a focus on clear and concise reporting.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Relevant entry-level certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+,…