Senior Cyber Threat Analyst

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $120k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🕵️ Threat Intelligence Specialist

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Valiant Solutions

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2005

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏛️ Government

Cybersecurity • Government • Information Technology

Valiant Solutions is a cybersecurity and IT services firm that specializes in securing the future by providing comprehensive and customized solutions to challenges faced by the Federal Government. With a focus on security engineering, operations, and strategic risk governance, the company addresses complex information security challenges through innovative application development and enterprise architecture. Recognized for its commitment to excellence, Valiant Solutions has been awarded numerous contracts and honors for its impactful contributions in the cybersecurity field.

📋 Description

• Monitor and analyze security events to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities within the organization's infrastructure. • Utilize advanced threat intelligence sources, security tools, and techniques to detect and investigate security incidents, assess the impact, and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement proactive measures to enhance the organization's security posture and minimize risk exposure. • Develop and execute strategic plans for proactive threat-hunting initiatives to identify and mitigate potential security threats before they escalate. • Conduct in-depth analysis of security logs, network traffic, and endpoint data to identify anomalous behavior and indicators of compromise (IOCs). • Investigate and triage security alerts to determine the severity, impact, and root cause of security incidents. • Develop, test and validate detection engineering automation in order to combat threats, emergent risks and vulnerabilities to enhance SOC detections and response times.

🎯 Requirements

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a federal clearance, up to a Top Secret clearance. • A minimum of 3 years of direct experience providing threat hunt support, including performing log and event review and incident response. • At least one of the following or equivalent IT certifications: CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler), Security+ • Experience leveraging KQL (or similar query language) in support of threat hunt duties. • Experience leveraging SIEM, SOAR, and other tools to identify threat activity and incidents. • Experience in providing threat hunt support with accuracy for effective resolution and documentation purposes. • Experience in supporting multiple cybersecurity incidents simultaneously. • Experience in adapting easily to learning new technologies. • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions. • Experience with problem-solving new incidents without knowledge of articles. • Experience with creating and editing SOP and incident reports. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management.

🏖️ Benefits

• Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Full-time Employees • Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents • 100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for Full-time Employees • 100% Paid Certifications • 401K Matching up to 4% • Paid Time Off • Paid Federal Holidays • Wellness & Fitness Program • Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal • FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking • Referral Bonuses