Cyber Threat Analyst

7 days ago

Maryland City, Maryland, United States Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Cybersecurity Hunt Specialist to join our team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). As a key member of our Cybersecurity Hunt Team, you will play a critical role in proactively hunting, monitoring, analyzing, and responding to infrastructure threats.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and enhance content and methods for monitoring and incident response, using data extraction for further analysis.
  • Develop and enhance processes, work flows, and documentation.
  • Determine high fidelity behavioral patterns and create content in multiple tools.
  • Participate in project and multi-functional security teams requiring interaction with system administrators, networking staff, application developers, IT operations staff, and cyber research and development areas within the organization in order to identify and implement information assurance controls and make risk mitigation recommendations for IT operations.
Requirements
  • Possess a Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, a security related field, or equivalent experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skill and abilities.
  • Have 7 or more years of experience working in a complex network environment.
  • Have a proficient understanding of Linux operating systems (focus RHEL and Ubuntu), OS normal activities, OS internals, MITRE ATT&CK TTPs mapped to Linux systems, and identifying anomalous behaviors on Linux systems; and proficiency with extracting and manipulating data, using scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, SPL or others.
  • Have an understanding of operating systems normal activities and OS internals (Windows and Mac).
  • Are able to demonstrate ambition to further current knowledge and understanding by exploring new concepts and applying to cyber security.
  • Have experience analyzing and base-lining data with technologies like Splunk, ELK, Hadoop, or SQL.
  • Are flexible to work outside of normal business hours, to include some overnight and/or weekend work, in support of incident response and project implementation tasks.
  • Are able to obtain Secret level security clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Possess a Master's Degree in Information Security Assurance or security related field.
  • Have demonstrated ability in operational cybersecurity environment.
  • Are experienced with Assume Breach methodologies and proficient understanding of advanced attack methodologies of Nation State adversaries, including living off the land; TTPs outlined in MITRE ATT&CK framework.
  • Can develop and enhance content and methods for monitoring and incident response.
  • Have technical experience in some of the following areas: Endpoint Detection & Response, Active Directory and authentication anomalies, Suricata, Zeek, Full Packet capture technologies, Firewall, Proxy, and Sandbox technologies.
  • Have experience with memory analysis, host-based anomaly detection, network anomaly detection, and authentication anomaly detection.
  • Have experience and understanding of Red Team and Threat Emulation TTPs.
About APL

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) brings world-class expertise to our nation's most critical defense, security, space and science challenges. We offer a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere where you can bring your authentic self to work, continue to grow, and build strong connections with inspiring teammates.

We celebrate our differences and encourage creativity and bold, new ideas. Our employees enjoy generous benefits, including a robust education assistance program, unparalleled retirement contributions, and a healthy work/life balance. APL's campus is located in the Baltimore-Washington metro area.

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