Cyber Hunt Analyst III

Agile Defense; Springfield (VA); Presencial; USD 160 000 - 175 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement and Learning & Development

Resumo da oferta

Agile Defense, Inc. in Springfield, VA, is seeking a Cyber Hunt Analyst III to proactively hunt threats and support incident response across enterprise networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and information systems.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in cybersecurity, with 2–3 years in threat hunting or related fields, and can translate findings into detection engineering improvements. A Top Secret/SCI clearance is required to start.

Qualificações

• 5–7 years of progressively responsible cybersecurity experience, including 2–3 years in threat hunting, incident response, security monitoring, digital forensics, or detection engineering.
• Ability to translate investigative findings into detection engineering improvements and actionable recommendations.

Responsabilidades

• Proactively identify, investigate, and analyze sophisticated cyber threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and information systems.
• Conduct hypothesis-driven threat hunts and analyze security telemetry to identify adversary TTPs.
• Apply advanced knowledge of threat actor behavior, forensics, network security, EDR, and SIEM to uncover malicious activity.
• Support complex incident response investigations and collaborate with SOC personnel and threat hunters.

Conhecimentos

Threat hunting methodologies

Independent technical judgment

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Agile Defense

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.

Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.

Requisition #: 1987

Job Title: Cyber Hunt Analyst III

Location: Springfield, VA

Clearance Level: Top Secret / SCI Required to Start

Job Description

The Cyber Threat Hunt Analyst III is an experienced cybersecurity professional responsible for the following:

• Proactively identifying, investigating, and analyzing sophisticated cyber threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and information systems.
• The analyst independently conducts hypothesis-driven threat hunts, analyzes complex security telemetry, identifies adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and develops actionable intelligence to improve organizational detection and response capabilities.
• The analyst applies advanced knowledge of threat actor behavior, digital forensics, network security, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and security information and event management (SIEM) technologies to discover malicious activity that may evade automated security controls.
• The analyst also supports complex incident response investigations and collaborates with threat hunters, security engineers, intelligence analysts, and Security Operations Center (SOC) personnel.

Education and Background

• 5–7 years of progressively responsible cybersecurity experience, including at least 2–3 years in threat hunting, incident response, security monitoring, digital forensics, or detection engineering.

Required Skills

• This position requires independent technical judgment, proficiency in multiple threat hunting methodologies, and the ability to translate investigative findings into detection engineering improvements and actionable recommendations.

$160,000 - $175,000 a year

In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.

Our Core Values

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities