Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, VA, USA
Base: $159,600 - $239,400 usd; bonus/equity: eligi...
Fully remote
6+ years cybersecurity operations experience
Splunk correlation searches and spl development
Fedramp high or dod il4/il5 environment experience
This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring personnel to be United States citizens with a focus on modernizing employee lifecycle experiences for federal agencies

Job Summary

  • This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring personnel to be United States citizens with a focus on modernizing employee lifecycle experiences for federal agencies.
  • The engineer will develop high-fidelity detection logic leveraging Splunk, AWS Cloud-native telemetry, and identity access data to reduce adversary dwell time in regulated cloud environments.
  • Workday offers a culture rooted in integrity and empathy, providing the tools to grow and the trust to take risks while working on mission-driven, high-impact security projects.

Matching Summary

This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring personnel to be United States citizens with a focus on modernizing employee lifecycle experiences for federal agencies.

Salary

Base: $159,600 - $239,400 USD; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including flexible work options

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 6+ years cybersecurity operations experience
  • Splunk correlation searches and SPL development
  • FedRAMP High or DoD IL4/IL5 environment experience
  • AWS security services (CloudTrail, GuardDuty)
  • MITRE ATT&CK mapping and adversary tradecraft

Nice-to-have

  • Hypothesis-driven threat hunting in SaaS
  • Identity-based attack vector detection
  • Container and workload-level attack detection
  • SOAR platform experience in constrained environments
  • Secure logging architectures in air-gapped settings

Key Requirements

  • United States citizenship required
  • TS/SCI w/CI Poly security clearance preferred
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or equivalent
  • Active ability to obtain government security clearance

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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