Senior Incident Handler & SOC Analyst

Visual Soft, Inc is seeking qualified candidates to work on our efforts with a Prime for their end customer, a federal agency.

Position

Senior Incident Handler & SOC Analyst / US Citizenship / 100% ONSITE – 4 days onsite, 1 day remote (may become 100% onsite).

Location

Washington, DC, next to Union Station metro.

Compensation

Based on certifications, education and experience – very competitive.

Shifts Available

• Shift 1 – M‑F 7:00 AM–3:30 PM
• Shift 2 – M‑F 3:00 PM–11:30 PM

Candidates willing to work in either shift are highly desired at Tier 2/3 level and manage 2 SOC analysts.

Job Description

The Senior Incident Handler & SOC Analyst is primarily responsible for aggressively monitoring and responding to alerts triggered in the SIEM tool or customer requests. The analyst uses various tools to investigate incidents, takes immediate action or recommends a course of action to safeguard the U.S. Courts systems. Working as Tier 2/3 support, the analyst reviews junior analysts’ requests before completing event notation to ensure correctness. Events requiring more than 15 minutes of analysis are escalated to senior analysts on shift.

General Experience

• Prior or ongoing experience (≥ 4 years) working in a SOC environment is a must.

Please do not apply if you do not have the above professional experience.

Additional Experience & Skills

• Minimum four (4+) years of network intrusion detection experience.
• Investigate and evaluate network traffic.
• Read and interpret logs and sniffer packets (Wireshark).
• Analyze data from multiple sources over time to create a logical narrative of observed behavior.
• Communicate findings clearly, both orally and in writing.

Specialized Experience

Candidate must have a total IT experience of six (6) years, with 4+ years in intrusion‑detection analytics, and experience with logs and console events in Splunk, Snort‑based IDS events, PCAP, web‑server logs, and a SIEM environment.

Years of Experience

6+ years.

Education

High school diploma preferred; industry certifications desired (CEH, CISSP, etc.).

Clearance

U.S. Citizenship required.

Benefits

Paid time off: 3 weeks, including sick leave; unused PTO is issued as a check at the end of the employee’s anniversary. 2 floating days and 8 public holidays (floating and holidays expire at the end of each year of service). 50% of health and dental insurance paid for all full‑time employees; dependents may be added at extra cost. Coverage effective after 30 days or the first month following 30 working days. Standard life insurance at no cost to all full‑time employees. Simple and long‑term disability and one‑time life insurance. 401(k) after 90 days with a 4% company match, immediate vesting. Profit sharing available for all W‑2 employees without employee contributions required.