Cyber Defense - Senior Soc Analyst (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $159,600 usd - $2...
Fully remote
Complex security incidents
Deep-dive investigations
Containment and remediation strategies
The SOC Senior Analyst serves as a senior technical expert responsible for handling the most complex security incidents, leading deep-dive investigations, and coordinating containment and remediation strategies

Job Summary

  • The SOC Senior Analyst serves as a senior technical expert responsible for handling the most complex security incidents, leading deep-dive investigations, and coordinating containment and remediation strategies.
  • This role supports U.S. federal agencies in modernizing and transforming employee lifecycle experience and finance operations, demanding rigor, integrity, and long-term thinking.
  • Workday offers a culture rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm, providing trust to take risks, tools to grow, and support for long-term investment in people and the federal mission.

Matching Summary

The SOC Senior Analyst serves as a senior technical expert responsible for handling the most complex security incidents, leading deep-dive investigations, and coordinating containment and remediation strategies.

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $159,600 USD - $239,400 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $144,400 USD - $258,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: May be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • complex security incidents
  • deep-dive investigations
  • containment and remediation strategies
  • advanced threat hunting
  • detection development
  • Splunk correlation searches
  • network, endpoint, cloud attack techniques

Nice-to-have

  • curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm
  • collaboration, follow-through, and doing the right thing
  • classified or air-gapped environments

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, threat detection, or incident response
  • Advanced experience with Splunk
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance
  • TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance preferred
  • Experience developing detection logic and analytics
  • Experience leveraging SOAR automation platforms

Work Rights

Must be a United States citizen

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