Mission Technologies, a division of HII

Cyber Hunt Analyst

Mission Technologies, a division of HII

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Fort MeadeMarylandUnited States

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Salary

💰 $118,987 - $165,000 per year

About the role

  • Conduct threat hunt operations on assigned JCRS-D (Big Data Platforms).
  • Present threat hunt findings through live - interactive remote conference sessions.
  • Perform data analytics across disparate data sets.
  • Assist customer(s) with their threat hunting operations on location as required.
  • Perform quality assurance checks on data that is resident on JCRS-D.
  • Evaluate and analyze new data feeds to determine relevance and usability of data.
  • Support JCRS-D analytic requests (data search, visualizations, dashboards..etc).
  • Provide real time customer support during normal working hours (JCRS-D support chat room).
  • Maintain situational awareness of emerging cyber threats for possible action and notification to an impacted customer(s).
  • Support JCRS-D demonstration requests to showcase various capabilities of the platform.
  • Support JCRS-D training events either in person or virtually.
  • Provide advice on data enrichment and functions to enhance customer experience.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Security Clearance - A current TS/SCI level U.S. Government clearance with Polygraph is required.
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • 5+ years experience in cyber security operations related fields with Bachelors in Information Technology, Cyber Security or related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
  • Experience with the DoD customers, ideally supporting US Cyber Command, USMC, DISA or DCDC.
  • Proficient in various query languages (SQL, KQL (Kusto)).
  • Proficient in Python and bonus for strong experience using Jupyter notebooks.
  • Experience with dashboarding/visualizations (Power-BI, Superset).
  • Familiarity with cloud providers and environments (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
  • Desire to grow professional and personally.
  • Ability to complete technical tasks without supervision.
  • Ability to foster and support a collaborative working environment.
  • Excellent public speaking, presentation, and customer service skills.
  • Positive and energetic attitude.
  • Critical thinking and natural curiosity for all things cybersecurity.
  • Cyber Hunt methodologies and techniques.
  • SIEMs - (e.g., Splunk, Q-Radar, ELK).
  • SOARs (e.g., Sentinel, CORTEX, X-SOAR).
  • Developing and deploying threat detection signatures.
  • Detecting host and network-based intrusions.
  • Collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources. (e.g., CVE, OSINT).
  • Recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks.
  • Reading and interpreting signatures (e.g., SNORT, SIGMA, Yara, YAML).
  • Cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools and their capabilities.
  • Network traffic analysis methods (e.g.,TCP-DUMP, Wireshark, Bro/Zeek).
  • Familiar with cyber attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks), and incident response and handling methodologies. (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, LM Killchain).
  • Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools and applications.
  • Must have or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire - Data+, Security+, CySA+, GCIH, GNFA, GCFA or other industry recognized Cybersecurity Certification.
Benefits
  • 100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
  • 10% 401k benefit.
  • Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
  • Education/training allowances.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLKQLPythonJupyter notebooksPower-BISupersetSIEMsSOARsnetwork traffic analysiscyber defense tools
Soft Skills
public speakingpresentation skillscustomer servicecritical thinkingcollaborative workingpositive attitudenatural curiosityability to work without supervisiondesire for professional growthsituational awareness
Certifications
Data+Security+CySA+GCIHGNFAGCFA