Senior Cybersecurity Threat Hunter III

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Senior Cybersecurity Threat Hunter III Location: Alexandria, VA Clearance: TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph Job Details:Lead complex, hypothesis-driven threat hunts across multiple enterprise data sources and enclaves to identify sophisticated or previously undetected adversary activityProactively analyze security telemetry to identify indicators of compromise, anomalous behavior, and adversary activity that has not met an incident threshold or has evaded automated security controlsAssess and correlate data from multiple sources, including network, endpoint, identity, SIEM, threat intelligence, vulnerability, and other available security dataDocument hunt activity, findings, evidence, and recommended follow-on actions in authorized systems and initiate or support incident-response processes when malicious activity is identifiedProvide relevant findings and trends for SOC operational reporting, significant-activity reporting, and defensive awarenessDevelop and prioritize hunt campaigns based on threat intelligence, mission risk, adversary TTPs, detection coverage, incident lessons learned, and environmental changesPerform advanced behavioral analysis and identify patterns indicative of persistence, credential abuse, lateral movement, command and control, collection, or other adversary activityServe as an escalation point for junior threat analysts and provide technical guidance on hunt methodology, analytical pivots, and evidence validationTranslate successful hunt findings into actionable requirements for detection engineering, watch operations, security engineering, and incident responseDevelop reusable hunt playbooks, queries, analytic methods, documentation standards, and training materialsMentor junior personnel and support exercises, knowledge sharing, and assessment of threat-analysis proficiency  Requirements:Bachelor 's degree from an accredited institute in a technical discipline applicable to the position; an additional 4 years of may be substituted in lieu of a degree Minimum six (6) years of relevant experience in addition to education level Significant hands-on experience conducting threat hunting, advanced cyber analysis, or adversary-focused investigationsStrong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, adversary TTPs, threat intelligence application, and network/host/identity security telemetryExperience developing hunt hypotheses and converting analytical findings into detection or defensive improvementsExperience mentoring analysts or leading complex analytical effortsMust possess current DoD 8570 IAT II or IAM II certification Experience working in a DoD or IC environment Current active TS/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled