Cyber Hunt Senior Analyst (R-00255)

True Zero Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

True Zero Technologies is seeking an experienced Cyber Hunt Senior Analyst to provide strategic oversight and advanced threat hunting across complex federal environments. The role leads proactive hunting initiatives, advances threat intelligence capabilities, and strengthens enterprise defenses against evolving threats.

The ideal candidate will have extensive cybersecurity and threat intelligence experience, deep knowledge of attacker TTPs, and a proven ability to guide investigations while

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of progressive cybersecurity experience.
• Expertise in proactive threat hunting, behavioral analytics, and TTPs.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Threat Hunting & Technical Leadership for CTI and SOC teams.
• Analyze threats, actor TTPs, and guide security monitoring.
• Lead threat modeling, emulation, and purple-team exercises to test defenses.
• Develop detection engineering frameworks and analytics for enterprise environments.
• Coordinate with federal partners to strengthen inter-agency security posture.
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK, CISA guidance to hunting methodologies.
• Prepare detailed threat intelligence reports and executive briefings.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Threat Intelligence

Threat Hunting

Incident Investigation

Security Frameworks

Technical Leadership

Analytical Reporting

Job description

True Zero Technologies, a veteran-owned small business, was founded on the principle that the purposeful enablement of people and technology in an organization directly ties to the quality of its outcomes. True Zero recognizes that those outcomes begin and end with our people, and that is what we have built a community of like-minded, driven, and passionate individuals and innovators who are aligned in a common goal of delivering top-tier services to our customers. Our culture and commitment have been recognized through numerous accolades, including being named one of the Best Places to Work in 2023 in two categories (“Prosperous and Thriving” ($5MM–$50MM in gross revenue) and “Mid-Atlantic Region” (DC, DE, MD, NC, VA, WV)), and again in 2025 as a Best Places to Work honoree. In addition, True Zero earned coveted spots on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in America in 2022, 2023, and 2025, a testament to our sustained growth driven by our people-first approach and unwavering dedication to excellence.

Position Overview

True Zero Technologies is seeking an experiencedCyber Hunt Senior Analyst to provide strategic oversight, advanced threat hunting expertise, and technical leadership across cybersecurity operations within complex federal environments. This senior-level position is responsible for leading proactive threat hunting initiatives, advancing cyber threat intelligence (CTI) capabilities, developing sophisticated detection strategies, and strengthening enterprise defenses against emerging and advanced persistent threats.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive cybersecurity and threat intelligence experience, deep technical expertise in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and a proven ability to lead complex threat investigations, collaborate with federal stakeholders, and translate intelligence into actionable security improvements.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategic Threat Hunting & Technical Leadership: Provide strategic direction and advanced technical oversight for threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence (CTI), and Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts, leading proactive efforts to identify sophisticated threats, uncover malicious activity, and strengthen enterprise detection capabilities.
• Advanced Threat Intelligence & Adversary Analysis: Analyze emerging cyber threats, adversary behaviors, attack patterns, and threat actor TTPs to develop actionable intelligence, identify potential compromises, and guide enterprise security monitoring and defensive strategies.
• Threat Modeling & Adversary Emulation: Lead and advise on threat modeling, adversary emulation, and Purple Team exercises to evaluate defensive capabilities, simulate realistic attack scenarios, identify detection gaps, and recommend improvements to enterprise security controls.
• Threat Detection Engineering & Analytics: Direct the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of threat detection frameworks, behavioral analytics, hunting methodologies, and detection rules to identify advanced threats across network, endpoint, cloud, and application environments.
• Federal Threat Intelligence Collaboration: Support inter-agency cybersecurity coordination, intelligence sharing, and collaborative threat analysis initiatives with federal partners and cybersecurity stakeholders to improve situational awareness and strengthen collective defenses against national-level cyber threats.
• Security Framework Alignment & Threat Hunting Methodologies: Apply MITRE ATT&CK, CISA threat hunting guidance, and other recognized cybersecurity frameworks to develop structured hunting methodologies, map adversary behaviors, evaluate detection coverage, and support intelligence-driven security operations.
• Executive Reporting & Knowledge Sharing: Develop detailed threat intelligence assessments, technical reports, executive briefings, and actionable security recommendations while providing mentorship and technical guidance to threat hunters, CTI specialists, and SOC personnel.

Job Requirements

• Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence Experience: Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, cyber threat intelligence, advanced threat hunting, incident investigation, or related security disciplines, including demonstrated experience addressing sophisticated threats within complex enterprise environments.
• Advanced Threat Hunting & Behavioral Analysis: Deep technical expertise in proactive threat hunting, behavioral analytics, adversary TTPs, threat actor profiling, threat modeling, and advanced attack methodologies, with the ability to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs) and indicators of attack (IOAs) across enterprise systems.
• Threat Detection Engineering & Security Frameworks: Demonstrated experience developing advanced threat detection strategies, analytical methodologies, and detection engineering capabilities, including practical application of MITRE ATT&CK, CISA threat hunting guidance, and other relevant threat intelligence and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Threat Intelligence Collaboration & Technical Leadership: Proven ability to provide technical direction to threat hunting, CTI, and SOC teams, coordinate intelligence-driven security initiatives, and collaborate with federal agencies, security partners, and enterprise stakeholders to support threat identification, analysis, and information sharing.
• Technical Communication, Reporting & Analytical Skills: Exceptional analytical, written communication, and presentation skills, including experience producing detailed threat intelligence reports, executive-level assessments, threat hunting findings, and actionable recommendations for both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Security Clearance: Required to meet requirements for High Risk/ Public Trust Contractor Positions.