Enterprise - Cyber Hunt Analyst - Big Data, SIEMs, Python

Erias Ventures, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Market Hourly Pay

Job summary

Erias Ventures is seeking a Cyber Hunt Analyst to apply cyber security, data science, and DCO knowledge to support operational teams. You will hunt threats, report findings, and automate capabilities for the cyber platform.

You will collect customer requirements, generate use cases, and train end users while leveraging tools like SIEMs and dashboards to visualize data and identify opportunities.

Qualifications

• 9+ years in cyber security operations or related field.
• Experience with DoW customers, ideally supporting US Cyber Command or DISA.
• Proficient in query languages SQL and KQL; Python experience expected.

Responsibilities

• Conduct threat hunt operations on assigned Big Data Platforms (BDP) and present findings.
• Collaborate with customers to define requirements and operational gaps.
• Develop automated capabilities and data visualizations for the platform.

Skills

SQL

KQL

Python

Power BI

Superset

Threat hunting

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Cyber Security or related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Jupyter notebooks

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Job description

Enterprise - Cyber Hunt Analyst - Big Data, SIEMs, Python

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving,open communication, andempowering our employeesto make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of atechnicallystrongandgrowth-orientedcompany focused on bringinginnovative solutionsto the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Description

We are seeking a Cyber Hunt Analyst to apply strong cyber security, data science, Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), and networking domain knowledge to support cyber operational teams with leveraging intelligence and coordination applications and tools. Regular cyber hunt activities consist of hunting for threats, reporting on findings, and converting tools, techniques, and processes into automated capabilities for the current cyber platform. Regular data science activities consist of operational research, statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, model building/testing, and communicating results using visualizations. Will also be responsible for collecting customer Cyber Operations requirements, generating use cases, and system training to end users.

• Champion Threat Awareness Sharing Capability (TASC) suite of applications
• Conduct threat hunt operations on assigned Big Data Platform(s) – BDP (JCRS-D)
• Present threat hunt findings through live - interactive sessions either in person or remote
• Assist customer(s) with their threat hunting operations
• Collaborate with customers to define requirements and operational gaps to maximize satisfaction
• Serve as an advisor to the customer on data enrichment and functions to enhance customer experience
• Perform quality assurance checks on data that is resident on the platform
• Evaluate and analyze new or potential data feeds to determine relevance and usability of data for customer(s)
• Support analytic requests (data query search, visualizations, dashboards, etc.)
• Leverage advanced statistical modeling to uncover hidden patterns and translate them into intuitive, customer-facing visualizations
• Synthesize diverse data streams into coherent data products that help customers visualize their progress and identify new opportunities
• Provide real time customer support during normal working hours
• Maintain situational awareness of emerging cyber threats for possible action and notification to an impacted customer(s)
• Provide documentation on data feeds and deliverables
• Support demonstration requests to showcase various capabilities of the platform
• Additional duties as assigned

Clearance

A current Secret level U.S. Government Security Clearance is required; U.S. Citizenship required. Must be willing to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

Experience

Minimum of nine plus (9+) years experience in cyber security operations related fields with Bachelors in Information Technology, Cyber Security or related field; seven (7) years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and thirteen (13) years relevant experience.

Required skills:

• Experience with the DoW customers, ideally supporting US Cyber Command, DISA or DCDC, or Service Cyber Components
• Presenting analysis to stakeholders of varying data knowledge levels
• Proficient in various query languages (SQL, KQL (Kusto)
• Python experience, and bonus for experience using Jupyter notebooks.
• Experience with dashboarding/visualizations (Power-Bi, Superset)
• Familiarity with cloud providers and environments (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform)
• Cyber Hunt methodologies and techniques
• SIEMs - (e.g., Splunk, Q-Radar, ELK)
• SOARs (e.g., Sentinel, CORTEX, X-SOAR)
• Developing and deploying threat detection signatures
• Collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources. (e.g., CVE, OSINT)
• Recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
• Reading and interpreting signatures (e.g., SNORT, SIGMA, Yara, YAML)
• Network traffic analysis methods (e.g.,TCP-DUMP, Wireshark, Zeek)
• Familiar with cyber attack stages (MITRE ATT&CK), and incident response and handling methodologies
• Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools and applications
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with others. Ability to speak in a public forum
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Support training events either in-person or virtually
• Strong writing skills
• Must be able to travel up to 40% of the time CONUS and OCONUS
• Must be able to work on customer site in Fort Meade, MD 5 days/40 hours a week. Flexibility to adapt to changes is needed in this customer facing role

Desired skills:

• Data+, Security+, CySA+, GCIH, GNFA, GCFA or other industry recognized Cybersecurity Certification
• DoW SOC experience is a huge plus
• Prior experience or familiarity with Big Data Platforms or Data Lake architectures is a plus

Benefits

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits.The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $150,000 - $275,000.

Wealth Benefits:

• Above Market Hourly Pay