Cyber Threat Hunter

Leidos UK

Washington, DC, United States
Base: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00; bonus/equity: not...
Hybrid
Hypothesis-driven hunt campaigns
Advanced telemetry analysis
Mitre att&ck framework
This position supports a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) team providing mission-critical, 24/7 operational support to protect federal networked systems and services

Job Summary

  • This position supports a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) team providing mission-critical, 24/7 operational support to protect federal networked systems and services.
  • Responsibilities include developing and executing structured hunt campaigns, analyzing massive datasets, and transforming hunt discoveries into automated detection rules.
  • The company culture values individuals who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail, aiming to outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo.

Matching Summary

This position supports a Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) team providing mission-critical, 24/7 operational support to protect federal networked systems and services.

Salary

Base: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Hypothesis-driven hunt campaigns
  • Advanced telemetry analysis
  • MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Network protocols TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S
  • Analyze packet captures and endpoint logs

Nice-to-have

  • Disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail
  • Outthink, outbuild, and outpace
  • AI-driven analytics experience

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 8+ yrs experience or Master’s Degree with 6+ yrs experience
  • DoD 8570 IAT Level II/III certification
  • DoD 8570 CSSP Analyst certification
  • DoD 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support certification
  • Current DoD TS/SCI security clearance

Work Rights

Must have current DoD TS/SCI security clearance

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