Cyber Threat Hunter & Incident Responder (DoD)

Command Post Technologies, Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Leadership training

401k matching

ESOP

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hours

Work/Life balance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT) is seeking experienced Cyber Threat Hunters and Incident Responders for anticipated opportunities supporting DARPA in Arlington, VA.

You will perform proactive threat hunting, incident analysis, malware investigations, and response across enterprise systems. Qualified candidates will have DoD clearance, 5+ years in cybersecurity operations, and hands-on experience with SIEMs, EDRs, and threat intelligence.

Qualifications

• Final DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain it.
• Minimum 5 years of cybersecurity operations, hunting or IR.
• Experience investigating incidents and analyzing security data.
• Familiarity with adversary TTPs and defensive techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify malicious activity and IOC patterns.
• Investigate cybersecurity incidents using network, endpoint data and logs.
• Perform advanced incident analysis to determine attack vectors and scope.
• Analyze malware indicators and artifacts to identify threats.
• Profile adversaries and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Support containment, eradication, and recovery; perform post-incident analysis.
• Develop threat detection methods and improve monitoring effectiveness.
• Coordinate findings with operations personnel and government stakeholders.
• Prepare incident and threat assessment reports with recommendations.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Cybersecurity operations

Threat intelligence

Malware analysis

Memory forensics

Disk forensics

Python scripting

PowerShell

Education

GIAC GCFA

GIAC GCIA

GIAC GREM

GIAC GCIH

CySA+

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Wireshark

Zeek

Job description

Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT) is seeking experienced Cyber Threat Hunters and Incident Responders for anticipated opportunities supporting DARPA in Arlington, VA.

You will perform proactive threat hunting, incident analysis, malware investigations, and response across enterprise systems. Qualified candidates will have DoD clearance, 5+ years in cybersecurity operations, and hands-on experience with SIEMs, EDRs, and threat intelligence.