Junior Cyber Security Threat Hunter

ManTech; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Junior Cyber Security Threat Hunter aimed at enhancing cybersecurity and mitigating threats in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and exposure to threat hunting tools while contributing significantly to national security.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant experience
• 8570 compliant certifications (e.g., CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, GCIA)
• Master's Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with incident response teams to investigate and remediate threats.
• Conduct malware analysis and proactively search for threats.
• Analyze network traffic to detect anomalies.

Skills

Threat Analysis

Incident Response

Data Recovery

Malware Analysis

Network Traffic Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity

Tools

Splunk

ELK

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Job description

Join to apply for the Junior Cyber Security Threat Hunter role at ManTech.

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Junior Cybersecurity Threat Hunter to join our team in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area.

The ideal candidate will be adept at identifying, analyzing, and mitigating advanced cyber threats. In this role, you will respond to crisis or urgent situations to mitigate immediate and potential threats. Approaches may include using information and threat intelligence focused on incidents to identify undiscovered attacks. You will investigate and analyze all relevant response activities. This role is crucial in enhancing the cybersecurity posture of DHS by proactively seeking out and neutralizing cyber threats before they impact our systems. The Threat Hunter may respond to urgent situations, collaborate with internal and external teams, and improve the security posture of DHS enterprise.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with incident response teams to investigate, analyze, and remediate threats
• Identify and assess capabilities of cyber criminals or foreign entities; design procedures to safeguard data and systems
• Provide forensic support, evidence seizure, analysis, and data recovery
• Monitor security devices for patterns and anomalies from logs (DNS, DHCP, AD, SE logs)
• Conduct malware analysis, proactively search for threats, and prepare detailed reports
• Analyze network traffic and logs to detect anomalies and develop threat hunting methodologies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, or related field
• 1+ years of relevant experience
• 8570 compliant certifications (e.g., CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, GCIA)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Network Operations Center or IT Operations experience
• Knowledge of DHS policies, cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001)
• Understanding of ITIL4 principles
• Master’s Degree
• Proficiency with threat hunting tools (Splunk, ELK, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black)

Clearance Requirements:

• Current/active Secret clearance, ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Ability to obtain and maintain DHS EOD suitability

Physical Requirements:

• Remain stationary 50%
• Operate computers and office machinery
• Occasional movement inside the office

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting