Elastic Detection Analyst - Secret Clearance (Onsite)

Valiant Solutions; South Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Solutions is seeking a Secret‑cleared Detection Analyst (Elastic) to join our cybersecurity team in Charleston, SC. This role involves designing and implementing detection mechanisms to identify cyber threats within a CSSP environment.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in a relevant field, and hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack. Responsibilities include developing high‑fidelity detection rules and collaborating with analysts to enhance monitoring efforts.

This is a 100% onsite position with required clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working in a CSSP, SOC, or similar environment.
• 2+ years of experience with signature development, detection logic creation, and optimization.
• Hands-on experience using the Elastic Stack and related languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detection rules in the Elastic Security platform.
• Analyze threats and refine detection mechanisms.
• Collaborate with Analysts to integrate detection into workflows.

Skills

Signature development

Detection logic creation

Experience with Elastic Stack

Threat intelligence analysis

Independent problem solving

Effective communication

Education

5+ years in CSSP, SOC, or similar

Preferred certifications: Elastic Certified Analyst

Tools

Elastic Stack

Kibana Query Language (KQL)

Elastic Defend

Job description

Valiant Solutions is seeking a Secret‑cleared Detection Analyst (Elastic) to join our cybersecurity team in Charleston, SC. This role involves designing and implementing detection mechanisms to identify cyber threats within a CSSP environment.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in a relevant field, and hands-on experience with the Elastic Stack. Responsibilities include developing high‑fidelity detection rules and collaborating with analysts to enhance monitoring efforts.

This is a 100% onsite position with required clearance.