Threat Hunting & Detection Engineer (us Federal)

Workday

McLean, Virginia, USA
Base: $159,600 - $239,400 usd (mclean); base: $144...
Fully remote
6+ years cybersecurity operations experience
Splunk correlation search and spl development
Fedramp high and dod il5 environment experience
This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring personnel to be United States citizens

Job Summary

  • This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring personnel to be United States citizens.
  • The engineer will develop high-fidelity detection logic across FedRAMP High and IL5 cloud-native SaaS environments including air-gapped regions.
  • Workday offers a flexible work approach combining in-person time with remote flexibility while providing competitive compensation and benefits.

Matching Summary

This role supports U.S. Federal Government contracts requiring personnel to be United States citizens.

Salary

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

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 6+ years cybersecurity operations experience
  • Splunk correlation search 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

Nice-to-have

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