Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer (us Federal)

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McLean, VA, USA
Primary location base pyy range: $159,600 usd - $2...
Fully remote
Splunk detection logic development
Aws security services telemetry
Mitre att&ck adversary behaviors
This role supports U.S. federal agencies in modernizing employee lifecycle and finance operations through advanced cloud technology

Job Summary

  • This role supports U.S. federal agencies in modernizing employee lifecycle and finance operations through advanced cloud technology.
  • The Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer will engineer, validate, and improve detection capabilities across high-security SaaS environments, including air-gapped regions.
  • The company offers trust to take risks, tools to grow, skills to develop, and support for long-term investment in its people and the federal mission.

Matching Summary

This role supports U.S. federal agencies in modernizing employee lifecycle and finance operations through advanced cloud technology.

Salary

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $159,600 USD - $239,400 USD; Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $144,400 USD - $258,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Splunk detection logic development
  • AWS security services telemetry
  • MITRE ATT&CK adversary behaviors
  • FedRAMP High and IL5 environments
  • NIST SP 800-61r3 incident response

Nice-to-have

  • Hypothesis-driven threat hunting
  • Identity-based attack vectors
  • Container and workload attack detection
  • SOAR platform integration

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years cybersecurity operations/detection engineering/threat hunting
  • Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly preferred
  • Ability to obtain and maintain US government security clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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