Cyber Threat Analyst

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Washington, DC, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Business Intelligence • Consulting
The Role
Perform proactive threat hunting and detection engineering in a federal environment: analyze telemetry and malware, develop detections and queries, automate hunts, monitor and resolve cybersecurity issues, produce technical reports/briefings, and collaborate to improve security posture and compliance.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are seeking a motivated Threat Hunter to support enterprise cybersecurity operations in a fast-paced federal environment. The successful candidate will help protect mission-critical systems while collaborating with technical and operational teams.Key Responsibilities
  • Proactively identify advanced threats using telemetry, develop detections, analyze malware, automate hunting, and improve detection engineering.
  • Monitor, analyze, and resolve cybersecurity issues while following established procedures.
  • Produce clear technical documentation, reports, and briefings.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security posture.
  • Support compliance with federal cybersecurity standards and best practices.
Required Qualifications
  • 3+ years threat hunting/data analysis
  • Bachelor's degree; additional 4+ years may substitute when approved.
  • CISSP Associate, CCSP, or SSCP plus qualifying CSSP certification.
  • Active TS/SCI
  • Python/R/SQL scripting, malware analysis, query development, multiple data sources.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting DoD or other federal agencies.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Skills Required

  • 3+ years threat hunting or data analysis experience
  • Bachelor's degree (or additional 4+ years experience may substitute)
  • CISSP Associate, CCSP, or SSCP plus qualifying CSSP certification
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • Python scripting
  • R scripting
  • SQL
  • Malware analysis
  • Query development
  • Experience working with multiple data sources/telemetry
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The Company
Vienna, , VA
2 Employees

What We Do

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