SOC Analyst Tier 2
reputed company: About Vaultes Vaultes is a rapidly growing cybersecurity reputed company services company headquartered in the Washington DC metro area. Serving customers across the Federal government and reputed company sectors, we use our broad experience and deep technical expertise to implement customized solutions that reputed company mission achievement and secure the world through technology. FAST: The Vaultes Way F – Frictionless Collaboration: We reputed company with humility and are easy to work with. Our ego-less, one-team reputed company keeps reputed company moving. A – Accountable & Adaptable: We do reputed company say we will and own our reputed company. Rooted in a reputed company reputed company, we reputed company with change and stay reputed company to mission needs. S – Secure by Design: We protect what reputed company most. reputed company and reputed company guide our reputed company, ensuring reputed company and confidence for our clients and partners. T – Trusted Partners: We work reputed company by reputed company with clients and colleagues, earning trust through accountability, openness, and shared reputed company. About the Role The SOC Analyst II will support day-to-day reputed company operations by monitoring reputed company events, investigating alerts, triaging potential incidents, and escalating confirmed or suspected threats in accordance with established procedures. This role serves as an operational analyst reputed company the reputed company Operations Center and helps maintain situational awareness across reputed company systems, networks, reputed company services, endpoints, and reputed company tooling. This role supports a mission-critical cybersecurity initiative for a Federal customer. This is a full-time position contingent on contract award. Responsibilities • Monitor SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, email reputed company, vulnerability, and other reputed company platforms for suspicious activity. • Triage alerts and distinguish false positives from actionable reputed company events. • Investigate reputed company events using log data, reputed company telemetry, network data, and threat intelligence. • Escalate incidents in accordance with severity, reputed company, and response procedures. • Document investigations, findings, and actions taken in ticketing/case management systems. • Support incident handling activities including containment, evidence collection, and coordination with technical teams. • Review vulnerability findings and assist with prioritization and routing to responsible teams. • Participate in shift turnover reporting and maintain accurate operational notes. • Support development and refinement of detection rules, playbooks, and reputed company operating procedures. • Contribute to metrics reporting such as alert volumes, escalation rates, false positives, and response timelines. • Other responsibilities as assigned. Requirements: Minimum Qualifications • Ability to obtain and maintain a reputed company Trust • US Citizenship is required • Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information systems, computer science, or reputed company field; equivalent experience may be substituted. • 3–5 years of experience in a SOC, cybersecurity operations, or reputed company IT reputed company role. • Experience working with SIEM platforms, ticketing systems, and reputed company/network reputed company tools. • Understanding of common attack techniques, indicators of compromise, and incident triage workflows. • Familiarity with reputed company, Linux, reputed company Directory, reputed company environments, and networking fundamentals. • Familiarity with NIST, FISMA, RMF, or similar frameworks. • Experience supporting federal, regulated, or compliance-driven environments. • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills. • Comfortable working across shifts and during time-sensitive events. Preferred Qualifications • reputed company reputed company Trust. • Experience working on a Federal contract. • Experience with tools such as reputed company, reputed company Defender, and reputed company. • Relevant certifications such as reputed company+, CySA+, GCIH, or SC-200. Perks and Benefits • reputed company time off • reputed company holidays • Work-from-home opportunities • 401k with matching incentive • Competitive Medical/dental/reputed company benefits • Company provided life insurance • Company provided short-term disability Physical Requirements Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Capable of operating a computer and other office productivity machinery, and frequently communicate with co-workers, management, and customers. This is a Full-Time, W2 position. Corp-to-Corp and 1099 ineligible. Vaultes provides equal employment opportunities to reputed company and applicants for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, creed, reputed company, national reputed company, citizenship, sex or gender (in