[Hiring] Senior Cyber Threat Analyst @Valiant Solutions, LLC

Role Description

Valiant Solutions is seeking a Senior Cyber Threat Analyst to join our rapidly growing and innovative team! The Senior Cyber Threat Analyst monitors and analyzes security events to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities within the organization's infrastructure. They utilize advanced threat intelligence sources, security tools, and techniques to detect and investigate security incidents, assess the impact, and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies. They also collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement proactive measures that strengthen the organization's security posture and minimize risk exposure.

Shift: Monday - Friday, 6AM - 2PM ET.

Location: Washington DC - 100% remote. This position allows for 100% remote work. Remote work requires a high level of trust in our employees, and we strictly adhere to the details outlined in our Remote Work Policy below.

Qualifications

• At least one of the following or equivalent IT certifications: CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler), Security+
• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field is preferred, but not required.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience providing threat hunt support, including performing log and event review and incident response.
• 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 providing accurate threat hunt support for effective resolution and documentation.
• Experience in supporting multiple cybersecurity incidents simultaneously.
• Experience in adapting easily to learning new technologies.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Experience solving new incidents without relying on 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic plans for proactive threat-hunting initiatives to identify and mitigate potential security threats before they escalate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including SOC (Security Operations Center) analysts, incident responders, and threat intelligence analysts, to prioritize and investigate potential threats.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of security logs, network traffic, and endpoint data to identify anomalous behavior and indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Perform Threat Hunting guided by, but not limited to Threat Modeling and Categories such as: Advanced Persistent Threats, Uncategorized Threat Actors, Hypothesis, TTP, Anomaly, Tools, and IOCs.
• Analyze security incidents to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs), attack vectors, and potential threats to the organization's assets and data.
• Investigate and triage security alerts to determine the severity, impact, and root cause of security incidents.
• Utilize advanced threat-hunting techniques and tools to proactively search for and identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities within the organization's infrastructure.
• Develop, test and validate detection engineering automation to combat threats, emergent risks, and vulnerabilities to enhance SOC detections and response times.
• Develop and maintain threat-hunting playbooks, methodologies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to streamline and enhance the effectiveness of threat-hunting activities.
• Stay abreast of the latest cyber threats, attack techniques, and industry best practices to continually improve threat-hunting capabilities.
• Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on the findings, insights, and recommendations resulting from threat-hunting activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize threat-hunting processes, tools, and techniques based on lessons learned and industry trends.

Benefits

• A choice of medical plans, from an affordable HSA option to a full-featured PPO, with generous company contributions.
• Dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Optional supplemental life, accident, and critical illness coverage to round out your protection.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off that grows with your years of service, plus paid federal holidays.
• Paid certifications, professional development, and the Valiant University training portal.
• Flexible spending accounts and a wellness and fitness program.
• Referral bonuses when you help us bring great people to Valiant.