Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Base: $159,600 - $239,400 usd (mclean); + location...
Fully remote
Splunk correlation searches and spl development
Fedramp high and dod il5 environment experience
Aws cloudtrail guardduty inspector vpc flow logs
This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring United States citizenship to protect enterprise and government SaaS environments

Job Summary

  • This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring United States citizenship to protect enterprise and government SaaS environments.
  • The engineer will develop high-fidelity detection logic using Splunk and AWS telemetry to reduce adversary dwell time in regulated cloud settings.
  • Workday offers a competitive salary range of $159,600 to $258,000 USD along with flexible work arrangements requiring at least half-time in-office presence.

Matching Summary

This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring United States citizenship to protect enterprise and government SaaS environments.

Salary

Base: $159,600 - $239,400 USD (McLean); Additional locations: $144,400 - $258,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Splunk correlation searches and SPL development
  • FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 environment experience
  • AWS CloudTrail GuardDuty Inspector VPC Flow Logs
  • MITRE ATT&CK mapping and NIST SP 800-61r3 knowledge
  • Hypothesis-driven threat hunting in SaaS architectures

Nice-to-have

  • TS/SCI w/CI Poly security clearance preferred
  • Experience with air-gapped region detection strategies
  • Strong collaboration with Red and Purple Teams
  • Familiarity with secure logging in constrained environments
  • SOAR platform experience within controlled boundaries

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years in cybersecurity operations or detection engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or Computer Science
  • Must be a United States citizen (naturalized or native)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship (naturalized or native)

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