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Leidos · 3 days ago

Cyber Threat Hunter

Ashburn, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$101K/yr - $183K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Create Threat Models to better understand the DHS IT Enterprise, identify defensive gaps, and prioritize mitigations

Author, update, and maintain SOPs, playbooks, work instructions

Utilize Threat Intelligence and Threat Models to create threat hypotheses

Plan and scope Threat Hunt Missions to verify threat hypotheses

Proactively and iteratively search through systems and networks to detect advanced threats

Analyze host, network, and application logs in addition to malware and code

Prepare and report risk analysis and threat findings to appropriate stakeholders

Create, recommend, and assist with development of new security content as the result of hunt missions to include signatures, alerts, workflows, and automation.

Coordinate with different teams to improve threat detection, response, and improve overall security posture of the Enterprise

Qualification

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Active top secret clearanceSoc analystIncident responderTs/sci clearanceCasp+ ceCcnp-securityCisaCisspGc edGcihCcspProblem-solvingIndependenceSelf-motivatedNetwork AnalysisThreat HuntingEnterprise NetworksNetworking ProtocolsWindows SystemsLinux SystemsScripting LanguagesSplunkElastic DSLAPT ResponseCloud PlatformsCyber Threat Landscape

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field PLUS 8-12 years of experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, and/or cyber forensics

Active Top Secret Clearance

BS degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related field and 8 years of prior relevant experience with a focus on Cyber Security or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience

4 years of experience serving as a SOC Analyst and/or Incident Responder

Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated

US Citizen

TS/SCI clearance

One of the following certifications: CASP+ CE, CCNP-Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP

Preferred

Expertise in network and host-based analysis and investigation

Demonstrated experience planning and executing threat hunt missions

Understanding of complex Enterprise networks to include routing, switching, firewalls, proxies, load balancers

Working knowledge of common (HTTP, DNS, SMB, etc) networking protocols

Familiar with operation of both Windows and Linux based systems

Proficient with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell

Familiarity with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) and/or Elastic Domain Specific Language (DSL)

Demonstrated experience triaging and responding to APT activities

Experience working with various technologies and platform such as AWS, Azure, O365, containers, etc

Understanding of current cyber threat landscape, the different tactics commonly used by adversaries and how you would investigate, contain and recover against their attacks

Previous experience in a federal government threat hunt team, especially DHS or DOD