Lead Cyber Threat Hunting Team (Remote/NCR)

ECS; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Federal LLC is seeking a Cyber Hunt Team Leader to direct proactive threat hunting, advanced analytics, and incident response for a large federal IT enterprise. You will guide a skilled team, coordinate with SOC, CTI, and agency partners, and develop detection strategies and intelligence to reduce risk.

The role requires 10+ years in cybersecurity, active clearance, and senior-level leadership. Remote work within proximity to the NCR is supported, with a competitive salary and federal-facing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with threat hunting and incident response.
• Active Public Trust 6c or ability to obtain and maintain one.
• US Citizenship is required.
• At least one of CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, or CEH.
• Experience leading threat-hunting teams within an SOC environment.
• Hands-on experience with EDR/NDR, SIEM, MITRE ATT&CK, and threat emulation.
• Strong OS, networking knowledge and TTPs; excellent written/verbal skills for federal docs.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive threat hunting missions and analytics to identify and neutralize threats.
• Serve as incident response lead and project/technical lead for the Hunt Team.
• Coordinate with SOC, CTI, and government partners to mitigate APTs.
• Develop IoCs, detection logic, and threat-hunting playbooks.
• Support Purple Team exercises and threat emulation to validate defenses.
• Oversee network analysis capabilities for incident response and hunting.
• Lead responses to critical network intrusions across the federal enterprise.
• Provide program management and roadmaps for new tech to enhance hunt capabilities.
• Present findings and risk intel to senior government officials.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Adversary tracking

Security operations leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS or related field

Tools

EDR/NDR platforms

SIEM tools

MITRE ATT&CK framework

Threat emulation methodologies

Job description

ECS Federal LLC is seeking a Cyber Hunt Team Leader to direct proactive threat hunting, advanced analytics, and incident response for a large federal IT enterprise. You will guide a skilled team, coordinate with SOC, CTI, and agency partners, and develop detection strategies and intelligence to reduce risk.

The role requires 10+ years in cybersecurity, active clearance, and senior-level leadership. Remote work within proximity to the NCR is supported, with a competitive salary and federal-facing