OverviewCyber Hunt Specialist
JOB LOCATION: Dahlgren, Virginia
JOB STATUS: Full Time
CLEARANCE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Less than 10%
SALARY: $125,000 to $138,800
Astrionhas acontingentopening for aCyber Hunt Specialistsupportingthe U.S. NavysNaval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD),locatedinDahlgren, VA.In this role, you will proactivelyidentifyand isolate hidden, advanced cyber threats that bypass automated defenses. You will investigate suspicious activity, hunt for advanced persistent threats (APTs), and translate complex threat intelligence into actionable detection analytics. Additionally, you will analyze network traffic, endpoint telemetry, and log data to detect anomalous activity, map adversary tactics to frameworks, and harden our overall security posture.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, or Mathematics with a concentration in computer science or equivalent
- Five (5) years ofprofessional experience with cybersecurity engineeringprovidingexpertiseforsupport of user requirements of complex tohighly complexsoftware/hardware applications, hunt methodologies, advanced actor campaigns and exploits and telemetry refinement related to Cyber
- Capable ofparticipatingin all phases of incident response or huntmethodology(kill chain, pyramid of pain, diamond model).
- Provideexpert levelassistanceto Digital Forensics and Incident Response and threat intelligence operations teams on advanced actor tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) related to Cyber
- Provideexpertisefor support of user requirements of complex tohighly complexsoftware/hardware applications, hunt methodologies, advanced actor campaigns and exploits and telemetry refinement related to Cyber.
- Provideassistance toDigital Forensics and Incident Response and threat intelligence operations teams on advanced actor TTPs related to Cyber.
- Remaincurrent on industry direction, trends, and future capabilities with respect to cyber threat analytics.
- This positionis required tobe designated as IAT II level with a T5.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
- Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer, Electrical, or Electronics Engineering, or Mathematics with a concentration in computer science or equivalent
- CompTIA Security+, CompTIACySA+, or CCNA
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