Cybersecurity Threat Analyst Position

21 hours ago


Ashburn, Virginia, United States Leidos Full time

About the Opportunity: Leidos is seeking a skilled Cyber Threat Hunt Analyst to enhance our Cyber Threat Hunt team supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This role will involve performing thorough technical analysis of network and endpoint logs and activities, conducting various threat hunts across agency assets, escalating findings as needed, and producing comprehensive technical reports to safeguard our customers' systems and networks.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct comprehensive cyber threat analysis, identify remediation actions, and develop actionable intelligence to protect organizational IT assets while tracking relevant metrics for leadership.
  • Employ Threat Intelligence and Threat Models to generate hypotheses for threat hunts.
  • Investigate high-priority threat campaigns and analyze tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by malevolent actors.
  • Utilize Cyber Threat Intelligence for ad hoc threat hunts to uncover activities that might bypass detection tools.
  • Leverage the MITRE ATT&CK framework to understand adversary TTPs and organize threat hunts accordingly.
  • Continuously monitor the cyber threat landscape, analyze threat actors, and enhance the cybersecurity posture of the organization.
  • Prepare risk analysis reports and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders.
  • Assist in the creation of new security content and automation based on threat hunt missions.
  • Collaborate with various teams to boost threat detection and response capabilities.
  • Plan and execute Threat Hunt Missions to validate hypotheses and manage findings effectively.
  • Proactively search systems and networks for advanced threats.
  • Analyze host, network, and application logs, along with related malware and code.
  • Develop scripts to support cyber threat detection in multiple formats such as VB scripts, Python, C++, HTML, and XML.
  • Produce both technical and non-technical reports, briefings, and whitepapers with minimal supervision.
  • Maintain an organized schedule for the Cyber Threat Hunt team, ensuring clear communication and adherence to deadlines.

About You:

  • Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics; additional experience and certifications may compensate for lack of a degree.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, combined with three (3) years of relevant experience.
  • At least 2 years of current experience in host-based and network-based security monitoring.
  • Proficiency in scripting to enhance threat detection in various programming languages.
  • Experience with SIEM tools, network logs, and regex is essential.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.

Compensation and Benefits:

The estimated salary for this position is $85,150.00 - $153,925.00 per year, depending on qualifications and experience. Leidos offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement savings plans.



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