Senior Threat Hunter Lead – Hybrid

Agile Defense, LLC; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

Agile Defense is seeking a Threat Hunt Lead for CBP to drive hunting activities across federal mission operations in Reston, VA. You will lead threat hunting hypotheses, test detections, and collaborate with SOC managers, incident response, and forensics teams to turn findings into durable detections.

The role demands top-secret clearance, CBP BI potential, and certifications like GIAC/GCIH/CEH. A sign-on bonus is available for candidates with an active CBP BI. Hybrid work model in Reston area.

Qualifications

• Must be experienced in threat hunting on federal programs.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM/EDR and security analytics.
• Ability to translate findings into actionable detections.

Responsibilities

• Lead threat hunting for the program and form/test hypotheses.
• Collaborate with SOC Manager, incident response and forensics teams.
• Turn findings into durable detections and playbooks used by others.

Skills

Threat hunting

Threat analysis

SIEM

EDR

Forensics

Scripting

Communication

Security monitoring

Tools

Splunk

EDR tools

Network monitoring

Job description

Agile Defense is seeking a Threat Hunt Lead for CBP to drive hunting activities across federal mission operations in Reston, VA. You will lead threat hunting hypotheses, test detections, and collaborate with SOC managers, incident response, and forensics teams to turn findings into durable detections.

The role demands top-secret clearance, CBP BI potential, and certifications like GIAC/GCIH/CEH. A sign-on bonus is available for candidates with an active CBP BI. Hybrid work model in Reston area.