Job description

A growing cybersecurity consulting firm is seeking a Security Analyst to join their expanding team. This is a 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity requiring 3 days onsite in Washington, D.C. Candidates must be able to successfully obtain Public Trust Clearance.

You will lead threat detection, incident response, and hunt operations for a high-visibility environment. This role offers the opportunity to drive advanced detection engineering efforts and work directly with executive leadership on enterprise security risk.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Tier 3 incident response efforts and coordinate with security operations staff
Develop and execute threat hunt plans based on adversary behaviors
Design and implement scalable detection logic across diverse environments
Perform log and network traffic analysis, malware analysis, and red team detection
Identify new data sources to improve detection coverage and response workflows
Guide development of security automation solutions and playbooks
Develop and manage long-term, resourced cybersecurity projects
Advise stakeholders on security event metrics, project risks, and detection enhancements
Define and document security standards, response procedures, and monitoring policies
Serve as SME across two or more domains: cloud security, malware analysis, threat hunting, network access control, or security automation

Must-Have Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with strong technical depth
Minimum 1 year of hands-on cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, etc.)
Strong experience with detection engineering, threat emulation, and adversary simulation tools

Posted By: Patrick Fuller

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