Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, USA
Base: $159,600 - $239,400 usd; bonus/equity: not s...
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Splunk detection logic development
Aws cloud-native telemetry
Mitre att&ck adversary behaviors
** Workday is seeking a Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer to support U.S. Federal Government contracts, focusing on enhancing cybersecurity measures through detection engineering and threat hunting in regulated environments. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in cybersecurity operations, particularly with Splunk and cloud security, and will thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven culture. **

Job Summary

  • This role is responsible for engineering, validating, and continuously improving detection capabilities across FedRAMP High and IL5 cloud-native SaaS environments, including air-gapped regions.
  • You will translate adversary behaviors into actionable detection analytics aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST SP 800-61r3 incident response lifecycle principles.
  • The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.

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** Workday is seeking a Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer to support U.S. Federal Government contracts, focusing on enhancing cybersecurity measures through detection engineering and threat hunting in regulated environments. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in cybersecurity operations, particularly with Splunk and cloud security, and will thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven culture. **

Salary

Base: $159,600 - $239,400 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Splunk detection logic development
  • AWS cloud-native telemetry
  • MITRE ATT&CK adversary behaviors
  • NIST SP 800-61r3 incident response

Nice-to-have

  • hypothesis-driven threat hunting
  • identity-based attack vectors
  • container and workload attacks
  • secure logging air-gapped environments

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years cybersecurity experience
  • FedRAMP, DoD IL4/IL5 experience
  • AWS security services experience
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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