Incident Response Analyst, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Bethesda, MD
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57 days ago
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Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

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TL;DR · Incident Response Analyst, Mid

The Incident Response Analyst, Mid serves as a key member of a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center and incident response team. This role involves continuous monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to cybersecurity threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, applications, and security platforms. Daily responsibilities include alert triage, log and artifact analysis, threat identification, containment support, and incident documentation. The successful candidate will use Splunk, SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, and forensic tools to validate security events and develop incident response playbooks. Key skills include packet analysis, malware triage, forensic imaging, and behavioral analytics. The position addresses the technical problem of identifying indicators of compromise, lateral movement, and unauthorized data exfiltration while communicating findings to both technical and non-technical audiences to strengthen organizational security detection capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Perform continuous monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to cybersecurity threats across enterprise networks and applications.
  • Conduct alert and incident triage, log and artifact analysis, and threat identification using SIEM, EDR, and forensic tools.
  • Execute containment support and incident documentation to validate and escalate security events.
  • Develop and contribute to incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures.
  • Conduct proactive threat hunting using behavioral analytics and threat intelligence to identify emerging risks.
  • Analyze forensic images and triage datasets to identify indicators of compromise and unauthorized data exfiltration.
  • Produce high-quality incident reports and briefings for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Review and guide the activities of more junior employees to ensure operational effectiveness.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience in a SOC performing incident response activities including event triage, log analysis, and threat identification.
  • Experience using Splunk for security monitoring, log analysis, event correlation, investigation, and incident response.
  • Experience analyzing and responding to security events across enterprise networks, endpoints, applications, and platforms like SIEM, EDR, and IDS/IPS.
  • Experience developing or contributing to incident response playbooks, workflows, or standard operating procedures.
  • Experience with continuous monitoring and security assessment practices, including log analysis, control evaluation, and risk identification.
  • Experience with security tools and investigative techniques such as packet analysis, malware triage, and forensic imaging.
  • Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences and produce high-quality incident reports and briefings.
  • Bachelor's degree.

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