Senior SOC Threat Hunter & Incident Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Fort Meade seeks an experienced Senior Security Operations Center Analyst to lead threat hunting and complex investigations in a 24×7 SOC. You will act as the senior escalation point, guiding analysts across cybersecurity, cloud, network, and OT environments to protect mission-critical systems.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in cybersecurity, hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and KQL, and strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity including SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, or detection engineering.

Responsibilities

• Hunt for and investigate advanced threats and incidents.
• Lead complex investigations and ensure timely containment and remediation.
• Analyze suspicious activity and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Improve detection capabilities and SOC processes using Microsoft Sentinel, KQL, and threat intel.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point and mentor junior analysts.

Skills

SOC operations

Incident response

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Python scripting

Technical leadership

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST frameworks

Effective communication

Security clearance

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

KQL

SIEM

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Fort Meade seeks an experienced Senior Security Operations Center Analyst to lead threat hunting and complex investigations in a 24×7 SOC. You will act as the senior escalation point, guiding analysts across cybersecurity, cloud, network, and OT environments to protect mission-critical systems.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in cybersecurity, hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel and KQL, and strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.