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Senior Security Operations Analyst

Creative Visions
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/24/2026

Job Description:

Creative Visions is seeking a Senior Security Operations Analyst to support continuous monitoring and incident response activities within a federal cybersecurity environment in Washington, D.C. This role focuses on real-time monitoring, alert triage, and analysis of security events across identity, endpoint, and network systems.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Monitor SIEM dashboards and analyze security alerts
  • Perform incident triage, investigation, and escalation
  • Correlate logs across systems to identify threats
  • Execute incident response procedures
  • Develop and refine detection rules and alerting logic
  • Conduct daily security analysis and reporting
  • Develop and execute a
    daily security analysis checklist
  • Perform continuous monitoring and threat analysis activities
  • Evaluate effectiveness of security analysis processes and recommend improvements
  • Support security operations metrics collection and reporting
  • Validate log integrity and availability for incident investigations


Required Qualifications:

  • 6 years of cybersecurity or SOC experience
  • Security certification
  • Experience with SIEM tools (Sentinel preferred)
  • Experience with EDR, NDR, and log analysis
  • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID
  • Strong analytical and investigative skills



Preferred Certifications:
CySA , GCIH, CEH

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