Senior Cyber Defense Lead & Threat Hunter

ShorePoint, LLC; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

144 hours PTO

85% of insurance premiums covered

401(k)

Continuing education

Certification maintenance & reimburse‑

Job summary

ShorePoint, LLC in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Senior Cyber Defense Analyst to identify, assess and track vulnerabilities across enterprise IT/OT assets. The role requires strong risk assessment methods and collaboration with governance teams to ensure mission resilience.

You will lead day-to-day monitoring, coordinate incident response and work with RMF and federal compliance standards to support secure operations for high-threat government and commercial clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in vulnerability management, threat hunting, risk assessment and security control evaluation across federal environments.
• Familiarity with federal compliance environments, security frameworks and cybersecurity reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with a focus on threat analysis, vulnerability tracking and remediation management.
• Proven ability to document findings, recommendations, risk impacts and technical evaluation efforts clearly.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross‑functional technical, operational and compliance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day continuous monitoring, conduct vulnerability assessments and execute incident response (IR) activities to identify, analyze and mitigate enterprise threats, vulnerabilities and residual risks.
• Consume threat intelligence and execute proactive threat hunts to identify emerging risks, support defensive exercises and evaluate overall control effectiveness.
• Assist in recommending and applying risk assessment methodologies aligned with federally recognized security controls and agency standards.
• Manage vulnerability data, asset information and required reporting inputs across governance, risk and compliance systems.
• Coordinate with engineering, RMF and operations staff to validate controls, evaluate technical environments and track remediation of identified gaps.
• Contribute to metrics and reporting regarding vulnerability trends, security gaps, threat hunt outcomes and overall control effectiveness.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Threat hunting

Risk assessment

Security controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

ShorePoint, LLC in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Senior Cyber Defense Analyst to identify, assess and track vulnerabilities across enterprise IT/OT assets. The role requires strong risk assessment methods and collaboration with governance teams to ensure mission resilience.

You will lead day-to-day monitoring, coordinate incident response and work with RMF and federal compliance standards to support secure operations for high-threat government and commercial clients.