Cyber Defense Analyst: Threat Hunting & Incident Response

Sarela Technology Solutions; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Training & development

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

Job summary

SarelaTech is seeking a Computer Network Defense (CND) Analyst to support the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Enterprise Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP). The selected candidate will provide enterprise-level cyber defense support for continuous monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and defensive cyber operations across government information systems and network infrastructure.

Working as part of a 24x7x365 cybersecurity operations team, the CND Analyst will identify, analyze,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity events, alerts, and incidents affecting enterprise networks, systems, applications, and data in accordance with established Incident Response procedures.
• Perform proactive threat hunting and cybersecurity analysis utilizing SIEM platforms, IDS/IPS, system logs, packet captures, forensic tools, and threat intelligence to identify malicious activity and emerging threats.
• Conduct incident triage, root cause analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reporting while ensuring compliance with SOPs and TTPs.
• Develop, tune, and maintain cybersecurity detection capabilities, including SIEM correlation rules, IDS/IPS signatures, and other defensive security countermeasures.
• Perform malware analysis and support forensic collection, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence.
• Prepare incident reports, After Action Reports (AARs), lessons learned documentation, and operational metrics.
• Coordinate cybersecurity incident reporting, escalation, and notifications with government stakeholders.
• Support cybersecurity readiness through tabletop exercises, continuous process improvement, and cybersecurity awareness training.

Skills

SOC operations

CND

Incident Response

Threat Hunting

SIEM monitoring

IDS/IPS analysis

Malware Analysis

Digital Forensics

Packet Analysis

Threat Intelligence

PowerShell

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/Information Technology/Computer Science

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Packet analysis tools

Forensic tools

Threat intelligence platforms

Job description

SarelaTech is seeking a Computer Network Defense (CND) Analyst to support the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Enterprise Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP). The selected candidate will provide enterprise-level cyber defense support for continuous monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and defensive cyber operations across government information systems and network infrastructure.

Working as part of a 24x7x365 cybersecurity operations team, the CND Analyst will identify, analyze,