Lead Tier 2 SOC Analyst

Oversee and coordinate the end-to-end cybersecurity incident response lifecycle, including preparation, identification, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.

Analyze and prioritize security incidents escalated from Tier 1 SOC analysts, ensuring timely and effective response to mitigate risks.

Create, update, and maintain incident response playbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and workflows to ensure consistency and efficiency in handling incidents.

Coordinate Response Activities: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., IT, legal, compliance, and external stakeholders) during incident response to ensure alignment and effective resolution.

Collect, review, and interpret threat intelligence from internal and external sources (e.g., open-source intelligence, commercial feeds, or industry reports) to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.

Communicate relevant threat intelligence findings to Tier 1 and Tier 3 teams, as well as other stakeholders, to improve situational awareness and preparedness.

In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation.  Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.

They must be able to provide: incident response process, threat intelligence review, incident investigation and reporting.

The Tier 2 team is inherently responsible for the clients Cybersecurity Incident Response Capability(CSIRC) and Privacy incidents response.

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.