Senior Incident Responder / Threat Hunter with Security Clearance

ShorePoint, LLC; Albuquerque (NM); Vor Ort; USD 130.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

PTO

Holidays

Insurance premiums covered

401(k)

Continuing education

Certification maintenance and reimb.

Zusammenfassung

ShorePoint, LLC in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Senior Incident Responder / Threat Hunter to lead structured threat hunts and IR actions across enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in IR, threat hunting, and cyber threat intelligence, with strong abilities to translate telemetry into actionable defenses and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences onsite. Onsite position with comprehensive benefits and career growth.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of relevant work experience in IR, threat hunting and cyber threat intelligence.
• Experience leading structured threat hunts and IR actions.
• Strong ability to translate telemetry into actionable defensive measures.

Aufgaben

• Lead structured monthly threat hunts with hypotheses and detection improvements.
• Perform proactive threat hunting across telemetry sources to detect and neutralize threats.
• Lead or support IR activities, investigations and fact-finding for incidents.
• Gather cyber threat intelligence to enhance hunts, detections and alerting.
• Conduct digital forensic investigations to collect and analyze evidence.
• Review telemetry and logs to support detection and incident response.
• Identify gaps in detection and recommend improvements to reduce risk.

Kenntnisse

Threat hunting

Incident response

Cyber threat intelligence

Digital forensics

Telemetry analysis

Log analysis

Adversary TTPs knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

IR tooling

Jobbeschreibung

Who we are: ShorePoint is a fast-growing, industry-recognized and award-winning cybersecurity services firm focused on high-profile, high-threat public and private sector customers who demand experience and proven security models to protect their data. We embrace a “work hard, play hard” mentality and celebrate individual and company successes. We are passionate about our mission and going above and beyond to deliver for our customers, while fostering an environment that supports creativity, accountability, mission success, critical thinking and a desire to give back to our community.
The Perks: As recognized members of the Cyber Elite, we work together in partnership to defend our nation’s critical infrastructure while building meaningful and exciting career development opportunities in a culture tailored to the individual’s technical and professional growth. We are committed to the belief that our team members do their best work when they are happy and well cared for. In support of this philosophy, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, major carriers for healthcare providers. Highlighted benefits include 144 hours of PTO, 11 holidays, 85% of insurance premiums covered, a 401(k), continuing education, certification maintenance and reimbursement and more.

• 144 hours of PTO
• 11 holidays
• 85% of insurance premiums covered
• a 401(k)
• continuing education
• certification maintenance and reimbursement

Who we’re looking for: We are seeking a highly capable Senior Incident Responder / Threat Hunter for a potential opportunity with demonstrated experience in proactive threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence integration, incident investigation and digital evidence handling. The ideal candidate will possess strong investigative instincts, a deep understanding of adversary Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) and the ability to translate findings into defensive action. The Sr. Incident Responder / Threat Hunter role leads structured threat hunts, complex Incident Response (IR) actions, technical investigations and forensic fact-finding efforts to detect and mitigate malicious activity across enterprise environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape the growth, development and culture of an exciting and fast-growing company in the cybersecurity market. Employment for this position is dependent on the successful award of the contract. What you’ll be doing:

• Lead structured monthly threat hunts, documenting hypotheses, rationale, methods, findings, what is being hunted, why the hunt is being conducted and recommended detection improvements.
• Perform proactive threat hunting across available telemetry sources to detect, identify and neutralize malicious activity and cybersecurity threats that evade traditional perimeter controls.
• Lead or support IR, reporting, handling and resolution activities, conducting technical investigations and fact-finding for suspected or confirmed security incidents and security concerns.
• Perform cybersecurity threat intelligence gathering from open and closed sources to integrate threat intelligence into hunts, detections and operational alerting capabilities for specific systems and applications.
• Perform digital forensic investigations to collect, preserve and analyze digital evidence, supporting comprehensive IR, fact-finding and technical coordination with IR stakeholders.
• Perform day-to-day continuous monitoring telemetry reviews and log analysis to support ongoing threat detection, event tracking and incident investigations.
• Identify gaps in detection coverage and recommend improvements to reduce risk, improve visibility and track metrics related to detection queries and identified security gaps.
• What you need to know:
• Experience in IR, threat hunting and cyber threat intelligence analysis.
• Familiarity with adversary TTPs, detection engineering concepts and forensic handling practices.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills with the ability to derive actionable conclusions from telemetry and intelligence.
• Experience documenting hunt results, lessons learned and recommendations for operational improvement.
• Ability to communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. Must have’s:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university; a postgraduate degree from an accredited university may substitute for 6 years of experience.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
• Applicants must currently be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance, in compliance with federal contract requirements. Beneficial to have:
• Active DOE Q or equivalent DoD Top Secret clearance. Where it’s done:
• Onsite (Albuquerque, NM).