Defensive Security Analyst
Palantir· Information Security
Hybrid (Georgetown, Washington, D.C.)$145k - $200kFull-timePosted 9mo ago
About the role
Defensive Security Analyst responsible for Palantir’s security of people and infrastructure globally, managing SOC systems, engineering, maintaining, and monitoring security posture; requires strong collaboration and problem-solving in a security-focused environment.
Responsibilities
- Build, run, and own infrastructure and automation to detect, contain, and eradicate security threats
- Develop alerting and detection strategies to identify malicious or anomalous behavior
- Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences
- Develop new and novel defensive techniques to identify or counteract changes in adversary techniques and tactics
- Dissect network, host, memory, and other artifacts originating from multiple operating systems and applications
- Perform enterprise-wide operations to uncover sophisticated and undetected threats
- Partner closely with other members of the Information Security team to lead changes in the company's network defense posture
- Provide expertise in a supporting capacity for incident response activities and digital forensics state preservation, including the capture and preservation of system logs, volatile memory captures, and hard drive (physical or virtual) image captures
- Conduct host forensics, network, forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of hunt operations
- Interface with client contact(s) and staff in a constructive and professional manner
- Utilize common forensic and incident response tools
Qualifications
- TS/SCI Clearance
- Established experience in operating in SOC environment, either through relevant experience or qualifications
- Experience with programming or scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, and Bash
- Willingness and ability to commute to our Georgetown office within one hour when on-call
Skills
Required:SIEM operationCloud architectureProgramming/Scripting
Nice to have:Penetration testing
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance for employees
- Commuter benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Take what you need paid time off (non-accrual)
- 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Leave of absence program including military service and medical events
- Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
- Fertility and family building benefits (adoption, surrogacy, preservation)
- Child-related expense stipend
- 401k plan enrollment
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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