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 experience
Mitre att&ck mapping
Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust

Job Summary

  • Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust.
  • The Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer is responsible for engineering, validating, and continuously improving detection capabilities across FedRAMP High and IL5 cloud-native SaaS environments, including air-gapped regions.
  • In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul.

Matching Summary

Our work supports U.S. federal agencies as they modernize and transform the full employee lifecycle experience and finance operations—so they can operate with greater clarity, accountability, and trust.

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: Role may be eligible for bonus plan or commission/bonus and annual stock grants

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

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

Nice-to-have

  • Curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • Sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • Empathy and shared enthusiasm
  • Operational effectiveness with compliance rigor
  • Hypothesis-driven threat hunting

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years cybersecurity operations, detection engineering, or threat hunting
  • Experience in FedRAMP, DoD IL4/IL5, or regulated cloud
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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