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SOC Analyst with Security Clearance

Mantis Security CorporationReston, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a SOC Analyst at Mantis Security, you'll gain invaluable experience protecting critical infrastructure within both traditional and AWS cloud environments, significantly advancing your cybersecurity skills. This hybrid role offers the perfect opportunity for a mid-senior cybersecurity professional with 3+ years of experience in SOC operations and AWS security to make a real impact.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Reston, VA, United States
Posted
2 days ago
AWSSplunkBashPowerShellPython

Job Description

What You'll Be Doing As a SOC Analyst at Mantis Security, you'll help protect critical customer environments by monitoring, investigating, and responding to cybersecurity threats across both traditional and AWS cloud infrastructure.

  • Monitor and investigate security alerts across enterprise and AWS environments
  • Triage potential threats, determine impact, and support incident response and remediation
  • Analyze security activity using SIEM, EDR, and AWS security tools including GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, and CloudWatch
  • Investigate suspicious account activity, credential misuse, network traffic, malware, and other indicators of compromise
  • Conduct threat hunting and correlate activity across multiple data sources to identify emerging or previously undetected threats
  • Document investigations, communicate findings, and escalate incidents when necessary
  • Help improve SOC detection capabilities, playbooks, processes, and alerting What We're Looking For
  • 3+ years of cybersecurity, SOC, incident response, or related experience
  • Hands-on experience investigating security events in AWS environments
  • Experience working with SIEM and endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms
  • Working knowledge of AWS IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and related security concepts
  • Strong understanding of network security, common attack techniques, and incident response
  • Ability to analyze complex technical information and clearly communicate findings
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management
  • Security+ or equivalent cybersecurity certification Nice to Have
  • Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other federal environments
  • AWS security or architecture certification
  • Experience with Splunk and AWS GovCloud
  • Basic Python, PowerShell, or Bash scripting experience

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