Job Description

GPO SecDevOps IT Security Operations Analyst Mid

The Government Publishing Office (GPO) SecDevOps program provides advanced security, development, and operations support to safeguard federal information systems and infrastructure. This initiative integrates cybersecurity best practices with agile development and IT operations to ensure continuous security, compliance, and resilience across GPO's enterprise IT services. The mission is to protect and enable GPO's digital transformation by delivering secure, scalable, and reliable IT services in alignment with federal cybersecurity mandates and operational excellence standards.

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking an IT Security Operations Analyst Mid to support the GPO Security Operations Center (SOC) by leading incident triage, response coordination, and operational documentation. This role ensures cybersecurity threats are rapidly identified, escalated, and mitigated through standardized response procedures and collaboration with key IT stakeholders. The analyst also contributes to Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifact generation in support of audit and compliance requirements.

Location: Remote candidates located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area (DMV) are highly preferred.

Clearance Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.

Duties & Responsibilities

IT Security Operations Analyst Mid will:

• Serve as a front-line incident handler, performing real-time triage of security alerts from Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Trellix, and other EDR/SIEM tools.
• Analyze logs, network traffic, and security events to validate incidents and identify root causes.
• Lead initial incident response actions and escalate to senior analysts or SOC leads per established playbooks. Assist in the assessment, implementation, and maintenance of security measures for GPO systems in alignment with NIST SP 800-37 and SP 800-53.
• Maintain and enhance incident response playbooks, escalation procedures, and detection logic to improve SOC efficiency.
• Participate in operational reviews and contribute to incident after-action reports and mitigation recommendations.
• Coordinate with ITOPS, ISSM, and engineering teams during threat response activities.
• Create and maintain security control test results, asset inventories, and remediation documentation in GRC repositories.
• Contribute to RMF artifact generation such as POA&Ms, data flow diagrams, and patch/upgrade schedules.
• Ensure all documentation reflects the latest changes to production environments and security tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum Experience: 4 years of experience in a SOC, cybersecurity operations, or security analysis role.
• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, other related disciplines (or equivalent experience)
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with RMF processes and security documentation. Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Trellix, or Rapid7.
• Federal experience (preferred)
• Certifications (preferred): CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Certified SOC Analyst (CSA), ITIL v4 Foundation

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.

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