Cybersecurity Threat Analyst Subject Matter Expert IV

Colorado Springs, CO, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago

Full Time

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Skills

Cyber Security
Documentation
Enterprise Networks
SIEM
Advanced Analytics
Management
Incident Management
Security Engineering
System On A Chip
Reporting
Leadership
Mentorship
IT Management
Training
Analytics
Threat Analysis
Network
Analytical Skill
DoD
Integrated Circuit
IC
Internal Communications
Security Clearance
Continuous Integration

Summary

Title: Cybersecurity Threat Analyst Subject Matter Expert IV

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Clearance: TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

Job Details:

Serve as the senior technical authority for proactive threat hunting and adversary-focused analysis within the SOC
Lead development of the SOC threat-hunting methodology, hunt lifecycle, prioritization model, documentation standards, quality criteria, and integration with watch operations and engineering
Proactively search across enterprise network, endpoint, identity, SIEM, and other security telemetry for indicators of compromise and behavioral evidence of malicious activity that has evaded automated detection
Develop and direct advanced hunt campaigns based on threat intelligence, adversary TTPs, mission priorities, predictive/advanced analytics, environmental changes, incidents, and identified detection gaps
Assess and validate analytical or predictive models and determine whether identified patterns represent meaningful adversary behavior, benign activity, or require additional collection and analysis
Lead complex analytical pivots across multiple sources and enclaves and direct expansion of scope when evidence indicates broader adversary activity
Ensure actionable hunt findings are transitioned to incident response, watch operations, detection engineering, or security engineering with clear evidence and recommended actions
Provide senior technical input to daily/weekly SOC reporting, leadership briefings, threat assessments, and defensive priorities
Establish reusable hunt playbooks, analytical techniques, ATT&CK mappings, queries, knowledge repositories, and lessons-learned processes
Mentor threat analysts at all levels and provide technical leadership for exercises, training, and proficiency development
Identify telemetry and detection blind spots and work with engineering teams to improve collection, analytics, enrichment, and automated detection coverage

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institute in a technical discipline applicable to the position; an additional 4 years of may be substituted in lieu of a degree

Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in addition to education level
Expert-level hands-on experience in threat hunting, adversary analysis, advanced cyber defense analysis, or closely related work
Demonstrated experience leading complex hunt campaigns and identifying malicious activity not detected through routine alerting
Expert knowledge of adversary TTPs, MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence operationalization, network/endpoint/identity telemetry, and analytical methodologies
Experience establishing or materially improving a threat-hunting or proactive cyber-defense program
Experience translating hunt findings into detection engineering requirements and measurable defensive improvements
Must possess current DoD 8570 IAT II or IAM II certification
Experience working in a DoD or IC environment
Current active TS/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

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Dice Id: 90789821
Position Id: 7a130eb6914cbd9940cab54203cb1516
Posted 9 hours ago

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