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Cyber Threat Detection Specialist

2 weeks ago


Ashburn, Virginia, United States Leidos Full time

Job Overview

Leidos is seeking an experienced cyber threat detection specialist to join our team on a highly visible cybersecurity project. The successful candidate will be responsible for proactively identifying and mitigating threats, inspecting network traffic for anomalies and malicious activity, and developing custom content within the Splunk SIEM to detect emerging threats.

Main Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement advanced correlation rules using tstats and data models to identify cyber threats
  • Create and maintain Splunk knowledge objects, including regex patterns for pattern matching
  • Manage and maintain Splunk data models, ensuring accurate and efficient data analysis
  • Collaborate with analysts to provide expert guidance on new threats and serve as an escalation point for incident response
  • Author reports and interface with customers to provide ad-hoc support and recommendations on improving SOC visibility and process
  • Participate in discussions to recommend improvements to SOC visibility and process, utilizing expertise in cybersecurity and threat detection
  • Train and mentor junior staff on cybersecurity best practices and Splunk implementation

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field, and 12+ years of experience, or MS Degree and 10 years of experience
  • Extensive experience working with various security methodologies and processes, including incident detection and response, malware analysis, and cyber forensics
  • Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and experience configuring and implementing technical security solutions, including Splunk SIEM
  • Expert knowledge in two or more areas related to cybersecurity, such as vulnerability assessment, intrusion prevention and detection, access control and authorization, policy enforcement, application security, protocol analysis, firewall management, incident response, web-filtering, and advanced threat protection

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with cloud security monitoring and familiar with cloud threat landscape
  • Splunk certifications and completed Advanced Searching and Reporting training
  • Experience developing custom scripts using Python
  • TS/SCI Clearance