Mid Tier Soc Analyst

ECS is seeking a Mid Tier SOC Analyst to work in our Suitland, MD office.

:

• Patch network vulnerabilities to ensure that information is safeguarded against outside parties.
• Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices.
• Coordinate incident response functions.
• Install and maintain network infrastructure device operating system software (e.g., IOS, firmware).
• Provide feedback on network requirements, including network architecture and infrastructure.
• Monitor network capacity and performance.
• Install or replace network hubs, routers, and switches.
• Integrate new systems into existing network architecture.
• Implement new system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
• Configure and optimize network hubs, routers, and switches (e.g., higher-level protocols, tunneling).
• Diagnose network connectivity problem.
• Develop and implement network backup and recovery procedures.

Required Skills:

• Operate different electronic communication systems and methods (e.g., e-mail, VOIP, IM, web forums, Direct Video Broadcasts).
• Knowledge of local area and wide area networking principles and concepts including bandwidth management.
• Experience operating network equipment including hubs, routers, switches, bridges, servers, transmission media, and related hardware.
• Knowledge of measures or indicators of system performance and availability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Operate the organization's LAN/WAN pathways.
• Monitor measures or indicators of system performance and availability.
• Extensive experience monitoring traffic flows across the network.
• Experience with how traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]).
• Interpret the information collected by network tools (e.g. Nslookup, Ping, and Traceroute).
• Ability to execute OS command line (e.g., ipconfig, netstat, dir, nbtstat).
• Knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services.
• Operate common network tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, nslookup).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• LAN/WAN security implementation: 5 years (Preferred)
• Splunk/SIEM: 2 years (Preferred)
• Network security practices: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person