Cyber Threat Hunter (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Trellix Public Sector; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Trellix Public Sector seeks a Cyber Threat Hunter in a full-time onsite capacity at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Candidate will work in a classified environment delivering IT solutions from client identification through final invoicing, tackling complex security challenges in a role that blends consulting and threat hunting.

Responsibilities include guiding client engagements, reporting findings, and mentoring team members while maintaining broad knowledge of Trellix security products and threat

Qualifications

• Understanding of cyber threats, attack vectors, detection capabilities, and countermeasures.
• Experience in Security Operations Center environments preferred.
• Knowledge of incident management processes in relation to threats and vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and perform client work related to our product service offerings.
• Create end-of-engagement reports describing engagement findings and analysis.
• Develop and maintain intellectual capital within Solution Services around our product line.
• Identify and implement improvements in existing processes and procedures.
• Provide knowledge sharing across the Solution Services team.
• Mentor consultants in new techniques, tools and skills.
• Deliver training when required.

Job description

Cyber Threat Hunter (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

About Trellix Trellix is a global cybersecurity leader helping organizations build cyber resilience for the AI era. Combining AI-native security, operational threat intelligence, and automated detection and response, Trellix provides defense-grade protection at machine speed across on-premises, air-gapped, operational technology, hybrid, and cloud environments. Trellix helps customers anticipate threats, scale effective security operations, maintain business continuity, and adapt their security posture for the modern threat landscape. Working with a broad partner ecosystem and global intelligence collaborators, Trellix helps strengthen the collective defense against cybercriminals and state-sponsored attacks. At Trellix, we empower professionals at all career stages to expand their technical expertise, lead strategic initiatives, and make a tangible global impact. Whether you are an industry pioneer or an emerging specialist, Trellix provides the tools and opportunities to enhance and expand your skill set. Join our mission to scale AI-driven cyber defense alongside an AI-accelerated threat landscape, and help build a safer, more resilient future.

More at https://trellix.com.

Role Overview

This is a Full time onsite role at Fort Shafter, Hawaii in a classified environment. You will be responsible for developing and delivering detailed IT solutions through consulting project activities from client identification through to final invoicing. You will work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. You will exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Work leadership may be provided by assigning work and resolving problems.

As a Professional Services consultant, you will be responsible for consulting project activities from project initiation through project completion and final invoicing. A Professional Services consultant is expected to interface with internal and external customers and is expected to develop professional relationships that will enable them to achieve their goals.

Role Requirements

Location: Fort Shafter, HI

Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Up to 25% Travel Required

About the role

• Manage and perform client work, related to our product service's offerings.
• Create end of engagement reports describing engagement findings and analysis work.
• Help develop and maintain intellectual capital within Solution Services around our product line.
• Help identify and implement improvements in existing processes and procedures.
• Maintain technical proficiency through self-training or formal training.
• Help identify and develop new clients and expert services engagements.
• Provide knowledge sharing throughout the Solution Services team.
• Mentor consultant peers in new techniques, tools and other job skills.
• Deliver training when required.
• Possible helping update and/or create training course material.
• Interaction with company and client managers and cost/schedule monitoring and estimating, proposal generation and invoicing.
• May participate in sales and proposal presentations in addition to completing ongoing team account activities.

About You

• Understanding of cyber threats, attack vectors, detection capabilities, and associated countermeasures
• Experience working in a Security Operations Center to monitor security alerts, respond and remediate detected issues is preferred
• Clear understanding of organizational Incident Management processes in relation to threats and vulnerabilities
• Knowledge and experience creating detailed Threat Hunting plans, briefings and reports.
• Analyze configurations for vulnerabilities, recommend mitigations, use network tools to assess risks, and assist in malware removal during incidents.
• Maintain a deep knowledge of Trellix Endpoint Security, Application Control/Change Control, ENS, TIE, DXL, DLP, HX, IVX.
• Experience in Windows, Mac, Linux OS and application hardening, including understanding artifacts and behaviors.
• Experience with one or more scripting languages: Python, PowerShell, Go, C#, other command line scripting or similar is preferred.
• You may have experience scripting API integrations with response and orchestration tools like SIEM, SOARs and/or XDR platforms
• Experience with a SIEM tool and working with SIEM Analyst.
• Experience with event correlation and analysis.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in cybersecurity operations, cybersecurity engineering, systems engineering
• Experience with Virtualization (VMWare, Nutanix, etc.) and Cloud Services [i.e., AWS, Azure]) and enterprise networks.
• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activities or potential threats using packet-level and protocol analysis tools.
• Deliver onsite and remote security application/endpoint