Cyber Threat Hunter (Evening/Night Shifts)

StratasCorp

$80K — $85K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Active Secret Clearance is mandatory
  • Security+ certification or higher needed
  • IAT Level II certification (e.g., CySA+, SSCP, GSEC) required or higher
  • Proficiency in real-time data monitoring and analysis

Responsibilities

  • Support cybersecurity intrusion detection and prevention operations
  • Monitor and analyze alert and packet capture data
  • Operate various security monitoring tools like Wireshark and SIEM
  • Examine alerts to determine the severity and scope of threats
  • Perform data correlation and update security devices to prevent new threats

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA) available
  • Disability and income protection benefits provided
  • Life insurance included
  • Paid personal time off and holidays offered
  • 401K plan with company matching contribution
Full Job Description
Our team, in Pensacola, FL has an immediate need for a Security Operations Center Analyst (Cyber Threat Hunter) to monitor and maintain an active defense security posture by preventing, monitoring, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity threats.

Evening/Night Shifts Required

No Work from home opportunities. Employee must report to the office daily.

Primary responsibilities include but not limited to:
  • Support day-to-day Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) intrusion detection and prevention operations
  • Perform tactical real-time data monitoring of alert, session, statistical, and full packet capture data
  • Operate and monitor intrusion-sensing and packet capture tools, such as Wireshark, WinDump, and TCPDump, as well as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools and CSSP security to monitor MSC networks
  • Examine alerts generated, perform triage, and determine the scope of the threats
  • Perform data correlation and conduct strategic analysis of IDS/IPS data, frequently reconfiguring and updating CSSP security devices with the latest signatures and heuristic techniques to detect and/or prevent the latest threats

Job Requirements
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Active Secret Clearance

Certification Requirements
  • Security+ or higher
  • IAT Level II, such as the below, or higher:
    • CompTIA CySA+
    • SSCP
    • GSEC
    • CND
    • CCNA Security

The anticipated salary range for this role is $80,000 to $85,000 annually. The anticipated salary range for this position is provided in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws. The final starting salary will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors, including the selected candidate's qualifications, skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and work location (where applicable), as well as internal equity and market considerations.

Security Clearance

Secret

Certification Required

Job Type

Full-time

StratasCorp provides a complete compensation package with competitive wages and benefits that include medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA & HSA accounts, disability and other income protection benefits, life insurance, paid personal time-off benefits, paid holidays, and a 401K Saving Plan with a company matching contribution.

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