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
Mitre att&ck mapping
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

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 collaborate closely with SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, Red/Purple Teams, Threat Intelligence, and Compliance stakeholders to ensure effective threat detection and response.
  • The work supports U.S. federal agencies in modernizing their employee lifecycle experience and finance operations, demanding rigor, integrity, and long-term thinking.

Matching 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.

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/Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

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

Nice-to-have

  • Hypothesis-driven threat hunting
  • Identity-based attack vectors
  • Container and workload attack detection
  • SOAR platform experience

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years cybersecurity operations, detection engineering, or threat hunting
  • Hands-on Splunk experience
  • Experience in regulated cloud environments
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI w/CI Poly clearance

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship

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