Detection Engineer- Secret Cleared

4 weeks ago

Ashburn, United States Federal Staffing Solutions Inc. Full time
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We are looking for a Threat Detection Engineer to work onsite in Ashburn, VA supporting our client.


The Threat Detection Engineer shall have the following qualifications:

  • In-depth knowledge of Firewalls/Proxies/Intrusion Detection Systems/ Domain Name Servers/DHCP/VPN and other network technologies and tools
  • Experience updating, maintaining, and creating IDS variables within a complex enterprise network
  • Expert in creating, modifying, tuning IDS signatures/SIEM Correlation Searches/yara rules and/or other detection signatures
  • Familiarity with disk based forensic methodologies, Windows, and Linux forensic artifacts
  • Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools such as Carbon Black, Tanium, Crowdstrike, etc
  • Able to create, modify, update, and maintain Python and Powershell scripts that enhance endpoint detection capabilities
  • In-depth knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures
  • Author, test, and maintain automation scripts within SOAR platform
  • The candidate must currently possess a Secret Clearance.

Additional Qualifications:

In addition to clearance requirement, all personnel must have a current or be able to favorably pass a 5 year background investigation (BI).

  • BS degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related field and 8 years of prior relevant experience with a focus on cyber security or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience.
  • Should have 5 years of experience serving as a digital media analyst or as a computer forensic analyst.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated
  • Must have one of the following:
    • CCFP – Certified Cyber Forensics Professional
    • CHFI – Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
    • CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security
    • ECSA – EC-Council Certified Security Analyst
    • EnCE GCFA – Forensic Analyst
    • GCFE – Forensic Examiner
    • GCIH – Incident Handler
    • GISF – Security Fundamentals
    • GREM – Reverse Engineering Malware
    • GXPN – Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester
    • LPT – Licensed Penetration Tester
    • OSCE (Certified Expert)
    • OSCP (Certified Professional)
    • OSEE (Exploitation Expert)
    • OSWP (Wireless Professional)
    • CIRC
    • FIWE
    • WFE-E-CI
    • FTK-WFE-FTK

Preferred Qualifications:

  • One of the following certifications:
    • SANS Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
    • Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA) SANS
    • Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
    • Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) SANS
    • Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC)
    • Certified Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
    • Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)

Essential Requirements:

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Active secret clearance.

Job Duties:

  • Identify gaps in malicious activity detection capabilities
  • Create new signatures / rules to improve detection of malicious activity
  • Test and tune existing signatures / rules to ensure low rate of false positives
  • Assist in playbook development for alert triage and Incident Response
  • Define and implement alert and threat detection metrics, statistics, and analytics
  • Recommend new tools/technologies to improve network visibility
  • Support Incident Response and Forensic operations as required to include static/dynamic malware analysis and reverse engineering
  • Author and maintain scripts for threat detection and automation


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