Security Operations Center Analyst (Top Secret Clearance)

The role

The SOC Analyst will monitor, investigate, and respond to security activity across endpoints, identity, cloud services, networks, and mission-support environments. The role involves working with alerts, logs, vulnerabilities, and investigations.

What you will do

• Monitor and triage security alerts from CrowdStrike, Elastic SIEM, Microsoft Identity, AWS, and Palo Alto.
• Investigate suspicious logins, phishing emails, privilege changes, and unusual network events.
• Escalate incidents based on affected systems, severity, and CUI impact.
• Work with IT, Cybersecurity, and Network teams on security findings.
• Document incidents, required resolutions, and potentially affected assets.
• Maintain recurring logging reviews and incident response documentation.
• Collect evidence to support vulnerability management and compliance reporting.

Required qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire
• US Citizenship required
• 2 or more years of experience in a SOC, incident response, threat detection, endpoint security, vulnerability management, or another hands-on cybersecurity operations role
• Experience investigating events using EDR, SIEM, identity, cloud, or network telemetry
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux, authentication, endpoint behavior, networking fundamentals, common attacker techniques, and cloud logging
• Ability to write useful search queries and filters in a SIEM or log-analysis platform and document investigations

Nice to have

• Experience with CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo Alto, Tenable, Elastic Security, Microsoft GCC High, Entra ID, AWS security telemetry, or similar tools
• Experience with detection engineering, threat hunting, MITRE ATT&CK, or scripting in Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Security+, CySA+, GCIH, GCIA, or a comparable security operations certification
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, national security, ATO, RMF, or other regulated technical environments

Benefits

• Equity in Apex
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• $100k life insurance at no cost
• Starting at 15 days vacation, growing to 20+ days annually
• 10 paid holidays
• 100% match on first 3% and 50% on next 2% 401(k) matching
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Childcare reimbursement up to $350/day for work-related travel
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks
• Monthly office socials, pickleball tournaments, run club, and gatherings

Before you apply

• Active TS/SCI clearance required at time of hire
• US Citizenship required
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or individual granted asylum) or be able to obtain required export authorizations

About the company

Apex manufactures satellite buses at scale using software, vertical integration, and hardware. The company aims to provide humankind access to the galaxy beyond our planet.