Junior Cybersecurity Threat Hunter

hackajob; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Junior Cybersecurity Threat Hunter at a leading tech company in the DMV area. The role involves identifying and mitigating cyber threats, collaborating with response teams, and enhancing security measures. Ideal for those with a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related fields and a passion for protecting digital assets.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant experience is required.
• 8570 compliant certifications desirable, such as CISSP or GCIH.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with incident response teams to investigate and remediate threats.
• Provide computer forensic support and conduct malware analysis.

Skills

Threat Hunting

Incident Response

Malware Analysis

Cybersecurity Basics

Forensic Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Splunk

ELK Stack

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

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hackajob is collaborating with ManTech to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.

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 the use information and threat intelligence specifically focused on a proximate incident to identify undiscovered attacks. You will investigate and analyzesall relevant response activities. This role is crucial in enhancing the cybersecurity posture of DHS by proactively seeking out and neutralizing cyber threats before they can impact our systems. The Cyber Security Threat Hunter may respond to crisis or urgent situations to mitigate immediate and potential threats. Approaches may include the use information and threat intelligence specifically focused on a proximate incident to identify undiscovered attacks. The Cyber Security Threat Hunter will collaborate with other internal and external POCs and teams improving the security posture of the DHS enterprise.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Collaborate with incident response teams to investigate, analyze, and remediate identified threats
• Identify and assess the capabilities and activities of cyber criminals or foreign intelligence entities; design and administer procedures in the organization that sustains the security of the organization’s data and access to its technology and communications systems
• Identifies and assesses the capabilities and activities of cyber criminals or foreign intelligence entities; design and administer procedures in the organization that sustains the security of the organization’s data and access to its technology and communications systems.
• Provide computer forensic support to high technology investigations in the form of evidence seizure, computer forensic analysis, and data recovery
• Monitor and assess complex security devices for patterns and anomalies from raw events (DNS, DHCP, AD, SE logs), tag events for Tier 1 & 2 monitoring
• Conduct malware analysis in out-of-band environment (static and dynamic), including complex malware; proactively search for and identify cyber threats, including advanced persistent threats (APTs), that could compromise DHS networks and systems; prepare detailed threat reports and briefings for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Analyze network traffic, system logs, and other data sources to detect anomalies and indicators of compromise (IOCs); develop and implement threat hunting methodologies, techniques, and tools to improve detection capabilities
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 1+ years of relevant experience
• 8570 compliant certifications; relevant certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, or similar are highly desirable.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Network Operations Center (NOC) or IT Operations experience and a strong understanding of network protocols, system logs, and security event correlation.
• Familiarity with DHS policies and procedures. Knowledge of broader cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
• Understanding of ITIL4 principles
• Master’s Degree
• Proficiency with threat hunting tools and platforms (e.g., Splunk, ELK Stack, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black) and experience in analyzing malware, attack vectors, and threat actor TTPs.
  
  

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a current/active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DHS EOD suitability is required prior to starting this position.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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