Senior Cyber Threat Hunter & Incident Analytics

Navy Federal Credit Union; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Navy Federal Credit Union is seeking a senior threat analyst for the Cybersecurity Operations Center. The role focuses on advanced threat hunting, analytics, and collaboration with other information security teams to validate controls and drive threat hunt operations.

The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Windows and non-Windows environments, experience with large data set analytics, and strong communication skills to report findings to executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Windows and non-Windows OS concepts.
• Advanced skill in evaluating large data sets for abnormalities.
• Advanced experience in cybersecurity and/or IT security.
• Advanced knowledge of security architectures, firewalls, proxies, and network topology.
• Advanced skill in developing and deploying custom content queries.
• Advanced skill in using security event correlation tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK).
• Advanced skill in hunting host and network-based intrusions via IDS technologies.
• Outstanding communication skills for reporting to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Maintain expert knowledge of TTPs, forensics, and incident response for Windows and non-Windows environments.
• Identify and hunt for unknown threat activity across Windows and non-Windows environments.
• Lead requirements for test plans to perform adversary emulation for threat hunts.
• Conduct threat hunts using advanced analytics and event reconstruction.
• Analyze network and endpoint events to determine impact of threats.
• Examine logs and forensic data to detect intrusions at the endpoint.
• Develop non-standard analytic queries for cyber defense tools in response to threats.
• Mature event correlation to identify security gaps in logging and architecture.
• Examine network topologies to map data flows and risk exposure.
• Provide cybersecurity recommendations to leadership on threats and vulnerabilities.
• Assist leadership in maturing standards, taxonomy, and threat hunt processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

OS concepts (Windows & non-Windows)

Large data set analysis

Cybersecurity / IT security

Security architectures & network topol

Custom content queries

Security event correlation tools (Splq

Intrusion detection technologies

Executive communication

Analytical problem solving

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Splunk

ELK

Job description

Navy Federal Credit Union is seeking a senior threat analyst for the Cybersecurity Operations Center. The role focuses on advanced threat hunting, analytics, and collaboration with other information security teams to validate controls and drive threat hunt operations.

The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Windows and non-Windows environments, experience with large data set analytics, and strong communication skills to report findings to executive leadership.