Intrusion Analyst & Threat Hunter

Talon Defense, Inc.; Linthicum, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and federal holidays

Life insurance

Professional development reimbursement

Certification reimbursement

Job summary

Talon Defense, Inc. is seeking an Intrusion Analyst to join our Linthicum, MD team. You'll hunt adversary activity, analyze intrusions as they unfold, and translate data into actionable findings to protect national security systems.

Work with forensic examiners and malware reverse engineers to identify IOCs, develop analytics, and prepare Malware Analysis Reports. This onsite, full-time role requires a security clearance eligibility and strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in digital forensics, computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, criminal justice or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in digital forensics/intrusion analysis.
• One of the following certifications: GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), DC3 Cyber Training Academy Digital Forensic Examiner (DFE).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Conducts forensic examinations involving network intrusions, malicious activity, compromised systems, advanced persistent threat activity, and cyber incidents.
• Develops scripts and analytical utilities for artifact triage, artifact extraction, timeline development, or repetitive examination tasks
• Identifies IoCs, persistence mechanisms, lateral-movement activity, command-and-control activity, privilege escalation, credential abuse, and other adversary behaviors
• Performs evidence identification, forensic image and extraction review, hashing, timestamp analysis, artifact interpretation, anti-forensic detection, and user-activity reconstruction
• Prepares complete, technically accurate and formatted Malware Analysis Reports
• May support in technical peer review activities, technical input to training and quality assurance activities

Skills

Clear communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in digital forensics, computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, criminal justice or a related field

Job description

Talon Defense, Inc. is seeking an Intrusion Analyst to join our Linthicum, MD team. You'll hunt adversary activity, analyze intrusions as they unfold, and translate data into actionable findings to protect national security systems.

Work with forensic examiners and malware reverse engineers to identify IOCs, develop analytics, and prepare Malware Analysis Reports. This onsite, full-time role requires a security clearance eligibility and strong communication and leadership skills.