Threat Hunt Analyst

Create Threat Models to better understand the Agency's IT Enterprise, identify defensive gaps, and prioritize mitigationsAuthor, update, and maintain SOPs, playbooks, work instructionsUtilize Threat Intelligence and Threat Models to create threat hypothesesPlan and scope Threat Hunt Missions to verify threat hypothesesProactively and iteratively search through systems and networks to detect advanced threatsAnalyze host, network, and application logs in addition to malware and codePrepare and report risk analysis and threat findings to appropriate stakeholdersCreate, recommend, and assist with development of new security content as the result of hunt missions to include signatures, alerts, workflows, and automation.Coordinate with different teams to improve threat detection, response, and improve overall security posture of the EnterpriseRequired Education/ExperienceBS degree or equivalent and 2-4 years of prior relevant experience, or a masters with less than 2 years, in order to operate within the scope contemplated by the level.Preferred QualificationsExpertise in network and host-based analysis and investigationDemonstrated experience planning and executing threat hunt missionsUnderstanding of complex Enterprise networks to include routing, switching, firewalls, proxies, load balancersWorking knowledge of common (HTTP, DNS, SMB, etc) networking protocolsFamiliar with operation of both Windows and Linux based systemsProficient with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShellFamiliarity with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) and/or Elastic Domain Specific Language (DSL)Demonstrated experience triaging and responding to APT activities.Experience working with various technologies and platform such as AWS, Azure, O365, containers, etc.Understanding of current cyber threat landscape, the different tactics commonly used by adversaries and how you would investigate, contain and recover against their attacks.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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