Cyber Threat Hunter - Hybrid: 4 onsite DC / 1 remote

cFocus Software Incorporated; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm is looking for a Mid Level Cyber Threat Hunter to support US Courts in Washington, DC. The position requires 3-5 years of experience in threat hunting and incident response, working both onsite and remote. Responsibilities include incident response, analyzing vulnerabilities, and conducting proactive threat hunts using various tools, including Splunk and CrowdStrike. This role fosters a collaborative work environment with an agile methodology. Candidates must be proficient in cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience performing threat hunts & incident response activities.
• Experience analyzing data from compromised systems using EDR agents.
• Familiarity with various threat hunting tools and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide incident response services and proactively search for security incidents.
• Conduct counterintelligence and identify vulnerabilities.
• Plan and document hypothesis-based hunts using agile methodology.
• Interface with IT contacts to install or diagnose problems with EDR agents.

Skills

Threat hunts & incident response

Data analysis from compromised systems

Utilizing Splunk Enterprise Security

Working with EDR agents

Using Microsoft Azure

Vulnerability management

Network traffic analysis

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Security

CrowdStrike

Sysmon

Tenable Nessus

Microsoft Sentinel

Zscaler

Job description

A cybersecurity firm is looking for a Mid Level Cyber Threat Hunter to support US Courts in Washington, DC. The position requires 3-5 years of experience in threat hunting and incident response, working both onsite and remote. Responsibilities include incident response, analyzing vulnerabilities, and conducting proactive threat hunts using various tools, including Splunk and CrowdStrike. This role fosters a collaborative work environment with an agile methodology. Candidates must be proficient in cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure.