Principal Cyber Security Engineer, Soc Lead (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
$184,800 - $277,200 usd; bonus/equity: eligible fo...
Fully remote
24x7 monitoring operations
Incident response coordination
Escalation management
The SOC Lead will provide technical and operational leadership for the Cyber Defense Security Operations Center supporting U.S. Government SaaS deployments, including air-gapped environments

Job Summary

  • The SOC Lead will provide technical and operational leadership for the Cyber Defense Security Operations Center supporting U.S. Government SaaS deployments, including air-gapped environments.
  • This role is responsible for overseeing 24x7 monitoring operations, incident response coordination, escalation management, and continuous improvement of SOC processes and capabilities.
  • You will lead a team of SOC Analysts, ensure high-quality investigations, oversee detection engineering collaboration, and drive automation initiatives leveraging platforms such as Splunk and SOAR technologies.

Matching Summary

The SOC Lead will provide technical and operational leadership for the Cyber Defense Security Operations Center supporting U.S. Government SaaS deployments, including air-gapped environments.

Salary

$184,800 - $277,200 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or role-specific commission/bonus, annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 24x7 monitoring operations
  • incident response coordination
  • escalation management
  • SOC process improvement
  • Splunk SIEM platform
  • SOAR technologies automation
  • MITRE ATT&CK framework

Nice-to-have

  • curious minds
  • courageous collaborators
  • sun-drenched optimism
  • genuine care
  • follow-through
  • doing the right thing
  • building things that last

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years cybersecurity operations experience
  • 5+ years leading security operations personnel
  • NIST SP 800-61r3 incident response
  • Secure cloud/air-gapped networks
  • TS/SCI security clearance
  • DoD 8570 certifications

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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