Senior Threat Hunter - On-site one day a week Washington, DC

Company: Axxum Technologies
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

As a Senior Threat Hunter
You will be responsible for participating in threat actor-based investigations, creating new detection methodologies, and providing expert support to incident response and monitoring functions.

Responsibilities:

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• General SIEM monitoring, analysis, content development, and maintenance.
  
• Research, analysis, and response for alerts; including log retrieval and documentation.
  
• Conduct analysis of network traffic and host activity across a wide array of technologies and platforms.
  
• Assist in incident response activities such as host triage and retrieval, malware analysis, remote system analysis, end-user interviews, and remediation efforts.
  
• Compile detailed investigation and analysis reports for internal SOC consumption and delivery to management.
  
• Track threat actors and associated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
  
• Capture intelligence on threat actor TTPs and develop countermeasures in response to threat actors.
  
• Analyze network traffic, IDS/IPS/DLP events, packet capture, and FW logs.
  
• Analyze malicious campaigns and evaluate effectiveness of security technologies.
  
• Coordinate threat hunting activities across the network leveraging intelligence from multiple internal and external sources, as well as cutting-edge security technologies.
  
• Design and build custom tools for investigations, hunting, and research.
  
• Assist in the design, evaluation, and implementation of new security technologies.
  
• Lead response and investigation efforts into advanced/targeted attacks.
  
• Hunt for and identify threat actor groups and their techniques, tools, and processes.
  
• Identify gaps in IT infrastructure by mimicking an attacker's behaviors and responses.
  
• Provide expert analytic investigative support of large scale and complex security incidents.
  
• Perform Root Cause Analysis of security incidents for further enhancement of alert catalog.
  
• Continuously improve processes for use across multiple detection sets for more efficient Security Operations.
  
• Review alerts generated by detection infrastructure for false positive alerts and modify alerts as needed.
  
• Develop dashboards and reports to identify potential threats, suspicious/anomalous activity, malware, etc.
  
• Provide forensic analysis of network packet captures, DNS, proxy, Netflow, malware, host-based security and application logs, as well as logs from various types of security sensors.
  
• A passion for research, and uncovering the unknown about internet threats and threat actors.
  
• Ensure the SOC analyst team is providing excellent customer service and support.
  
  
  REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
  
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  • 7+ years of relevant cyber security experience in IT Security, Incident Response or network security with strong knowledge working in a Security Operations Center.
    
  • BA/BS degree is required OR an additional 6 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.
    
  • 5+ years experience with the incident response process, including detecting advanced adversaries, log analysis using Splunk or similar tools, and malware triage.
    
  • 5+ years experience with creating automated log correlations in Splunk or a similar tool to identify anomalous and potentially malicious behavior.
    
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the Splunk search language, search techniques, alerts, dashboards and report building.
    
  • Strong analytical and investigation skills & active threat hunting and adversary tracking.
    
  • Working knowledge of security architectures, devices and threat intelligence consumption and management.
    
  • Working knowledge of root causes of malware infections and proactive mitigation.
    
  • Working knowledge of lateral movement, footholds, and data exfiltration techniques.
    
  • Experience with Netflow or PCAP analysis.
    
  • Track record of creative problem solving, and the desire to create and build new processes.
    
  • Experience and knowledge of packet flow, TCP/UDP traffic, firewall technologies, IDS technologies, proxy technologies, and antivirus, spam and spyware solutions.
    
  • Convert intelligence into actionable mitigation and technical control recommendations.
    
  • Knowledge of the underlying logic that security alerts are built upon and apply them when analyzing raw logs and creating new dashboards and alerts.
    
  • Knowledge of typical behaviors of both malware and threat actors and how common protocols and applications work at the network level, including DNS, HTTP, and SMB.
    
  • Strong time management and multitasking skills as well as attention to detail as well as strong collaborative skills and proven ability to work in a diverse team of security professionals.
    
    
    DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
    
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    • Experience with one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Perl).
      
    • Perform memory analysis and malware analysis.
      
    • Experience with computer exploitation methodologies.
      
    • Experience as a government contractor.
      
    • GCIA, GCIH, GMON, GDAT, Splunk Core Power User, and a minimum of 7 years related experience.
      
      SALARY AND BENEFITS
      The leadership of our Company believes in attracting and retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. We offer a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Please visit our Careers page for additional information. Salary and benefits information will be available to applicants, when and if an offer is made.
      
      OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
      The leadership of our Company is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients, to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us.
      
      HOW TO APPLY
      All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current job postings, and instructions on the application process.
      
      As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, Cycurion, Inc. and our Subsidiaries prohibit discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one's internal deeply-held sense of one's gender which may be the same or different from one's sex assigned at birth; one's gender identity may be male, female, neither or both, e.g., non-binary), gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one's name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not be distinctively male or female and may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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