Cyber Defense Analyst II - Threat Hunting & SIEM Ops

The Swift Group, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 49,996 - 290,004; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

Wellness benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

A defense consulting firm is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst 2 in Annapolis Junction, MD to conduct advanced network monitoring and threat analysis. Responsibilities include manual threat hunting and analyzing network traffic. Candidates should have 4 years of experience and relevant technical skills. The position requires US citizenship and active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. Comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary range are offered.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience as a Cyber Defense Analyst.
• 1 year of TCP/IP fundamentals experience.
• 1 year with network traffic analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced manual threat hunting.
• Conduct packet-level analysis.
• Analyze malicious activity and identify weaknesses.

Skills

TCP/IP fundamentals

Network traffic analysis tools

SIEM experience

Threat analysis

Cloud environments (Azure, AWS)

Manual threat hunting

Education

Technical bachelor's degree

Tools

Wireshark

tcpdump

Splunk

ArcSight

Kibana

Job description

A defense consulting firm is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst 2 in Annapolis Junction, MD to conduct advanced network monitoring and threat analysis. Responsibilities include manual threat hunting and analyzing network traffic. Candidates should have 4 years of experience and relevant technical skills. The position requires US citizenship and active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance. Comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary range are offered.