Security Operations Pro: Threat Hunting & Incident Response

Esri; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Esri in Washington, DC is seeking an Enterprise Security Analyst II to monitor security events across endpoints, identity, network, cloud, and email, investigate incidents, and support the full incident lifecycle with structured evidence and clear remediation steps.

The role applies cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting to add context, conduct hunts, and strengthen detections, with after‑hours on‑call after onboarding and a base salary in the posted range.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of cybersecurity experience with hands-on involvement in security monitoring, alert triage, and incident investigation
• Experience analyzing endpoint, identity, network, cloud, email, and log data to identify suspicious or malicious activity
• Working knowledge of SIEM and EDR platforms, common triage workflows, and security telemetry analysis
• Strong understanding of networking, operating systems, identity and access concepts, cloud security fundamentals, and core security protocols
• Working knowledge of cyber threat intelligence concepts, including indicators, threat actors, campaigns, vulnerabilities, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Ability to write clear investigation notes, incident records, intelligence summaries, and recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences
• U.S. citizenship is mandatory
• Ability and willingness to obtain security clearance
• Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related STEM degree

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the SOC alert queue across endpoint, identity, network, email, cloud, and log monitoring platforms
• Independently triage and investigate security alerts and events, distinguishing confirmed threats from benign activity using available evidence and telemetry
• Support the full incident lifecycle, including investigation, escalation, containment support, remediation follow-up, documentation, and closure
• Escalate incidents with clear evidence, impact assessment, and recommended next steps
• Apply playbooks and runbooks while identifying opportunities to improve alert quality, response consistency, automation, and analyst enablement
• Analyze relevant threat intelligence to identify threats, campaigns, vulnerabilities, and adversary behaviors that may affect the organization
• Enrich alerts and investigations with context about threat actors, malware, indicators, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques
• Assist with threat hunts across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and application telemetry
• Use MITRE ATT&CK to support investigations, communicate adversary behavior, and identify detection gaps
• Partner with security engineers and analysts to turn relevant intelligence into detections, hunts, watchlists, playbooks, blocking recommendations, or response improvements

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident investigation

Threat hunting

Cyber threat intelligence

On-call readiness

Technical report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Tools

SIEM

EDR

MITRE ATT&CK

Job description

Esri in Washington, DC is seeking an Enterprise Security Analyst II to monitor security events across endpoints, identity, network, cloud, and email, investigate incidents, and support the full incident lifecycle with structured evidence and clear remediation steps.

The role applies cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting to add context, conduct hunts, and strengthen detections, with after‑hours on‑call after onboarding and a base salary in the posted range.