Cyber Threat Hunter (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Role Overview: This is a Full time onsite role at Fort Belvoir, VA in a classified environment. You will be responsible for developing and delivering detailed IT solutions through consulting project activities from client identification through to final invoicing. You will work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. You will exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Work leadership may be provided by assigning work and resolving problems. As a Professional Services consultant, you will be responsible for consulting project activities from project initiation through project completion and final invoicing. A Professional Services consultant is expected to interface with internal and external customers and is expected to develop professional relationships that will enable them to achieve their goals.

Responsibilities

Manage and perform client work related to our product service's offerings; Create end of engagement reports describing engagement findings and analysis work; Help develop and maintain intellectual capital within Solution Services around our product line; Help identify and implement improvements in existing processes and procedures; Maintain technical proficiency through self-training or formal training; Help identify and develop new clients and expert services engagements; Provide knowledge sharing throughout the Solution Services team; Mentor consultant peers in new techniques, tools and other job skills; Deliver training when required; Help update and/or create training course material; Interaction with company and client managers and cost/schedule monitoring and estimating, proposal generation and invoicing; May participate in sales and proposal presentations in addition to completing ongoing team account activities

Requirements

Clearance Required: TS/SCI; Up to 25% Travel Required; Understanding of cyber threats, attack vectors, detection capabilities, and associated countermeasures; Clear understanding of organizational Incident Management processes in relation to threats and vulnerabilities; Knowledge and experience creating detailed Threat Hunting plans, briefings and reports; Ability to analyze configurations for vulnerabilities, recommend mitigations, use network tools to assess risks, and assist in malware removal during incidents; Deep knowledge of Trellix Endpoint Security, Application Control/Change Control, ENS, TIE, DXL, DLP, HX, IVX; Experience in Windows, Mac, Linux OS and application hardening, including understanding artifacts and behaviors; Experience with a SIEM tool and working with SIEM Analyst; Experience with event correlation and analysis; Demonstrated technical proficiency in cybersecurity operations, cybersecurity engineering, systems engineering; Experience with Virtualization (VMWare, Nutanix, etc.), Cloud Services (AWS, Azure) and enterprise networks; Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activities or potential threats using packet-level and protocol analysis tools; Ability to deliver onsite and remote security application/endpoint protection designs, implementations, training, and knowledge transfer for a wide variety of customers; Ability to identify gaps in application and network security architecture and recommend strategies using industry-standard security best practices, software controls and other necessary changes; Ability to author formal reports, architecture designs, optimization guides, and best-practice white papers covering security topics; Ability to participate in conference calls, onsite meetings and roundtables with customers, sales, internal product development and support; Ability to recognize and generate potential product and consulting services sales leads when appropriate; Detailed understanding of the TCP and IP protocol suites and ability to dissect and explain the contents of traffic and packets; Experience with configuration of debugging, event generation, and logging functionality within applications and operating systems, using Syslog or flat-file generation; 5+ years of Threat Hunting experience or similar Federal Government Enterprise capability; Currently hold an adjudicated Secret Clearance and qualify for a TS/SCI clearance; BA/BS +4 years recent specialized or AA/AS +6 years recent specialized or major cert +8 years recent specialized; Active DoD 8570 or DoD 8140 compliant cybersecurity certification; Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Knowledge of DoD IT RMF, USCYBERCOM, IC and JFHQ-DoDIN; Proficiency with Microsoft SCCM and/or other automatic reporting tools; Adaptable to changing circumstances and operational needs; Understanding of Department of Defense Military and Federal Government Agency standards; Experience with Federal Government and DoD IT security requirements

Nice to have

Experience working in a Security Operations Center to monitor security alerts, respond and remediate detected issues (preferred); Experience with one or more scripting languages: Python, PowerShell, Go, C#, other command line scripting or similar (preferred); Experience scripting API integrations with response and orchestration tools like SIEM, SOARs and/or XDR platforms (may have)

Benefits

Retirement Plans; Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; Paid Time Off; Paid Parental Leave; Support for Community Involvement; Social programs; Flexible work hours; Family-friendly benefits