Cyber Threat Hunter - TS/SCI

Synergy ECP; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy ECP in Columbia, MD seeks a Tier III Cyber Analyst to discover and characterize network anomalies, monitor activities across networks, and generate actionable reports for the Reporting Team Lead. Candidates should have TS/SCI clearance and U.S.

citizenship, with experience in threat intelligence, incident response, Windows/Linux, and scripting in PowerShell/Python/Java. The role requires strong analytical abilities, familiarity with EnCase or open-source forensics tools, and the ability

Qualifications

• Tier III Analyst experience with network analytics, incident investigations, reverse engineering and malware analysis.
• Strong comfort with IPv4, TCP/IP, RFC data, and low-level networking.
• Cloud analytics experience and Hadoop/PIG scripting is a plus.
• Familiarity with SIEMs and scripting to extract data from security tools.
• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• PowerShell, Python or Java scripting experience.

Responsibilities

• Discover and characterize network and platform anomalies and report findings to the team lead.
• Monitor, identify and analyze anomalous network activities across multiple networks.
• Conduct multi-source threat analyses and generate reports on incidents.
• Integrate Cyber Threat Intelligence to inform customers about threats and vulnerabilities.
• Monitor adversarial capabilities, exploits, and mitigations through all-source research.
• Identify gaps in data (netflow, syslog) affecting customer mission and posture.
• Develop, document and synchronize signatures and rules across IDS and firewalls.

Job description

Synergy ECP in Columbia, MD seeks a Tier III Cyber Analyst to discover and characterize network anomalies, monitor activities across networks, and generate actionable reports for the Reporting Team Lead. Candidates should have TS/SCI clearance and U.S.

citizenship, with experience in threat intelligence, incident response, Windows/Linux, and scripting in PowerShell/Python/Java. The role requires strong analytical abilities, familiarity with EnCase or open-source forensics tools, and the ability