Cyber Threat & Vulnerability Hunter

  • CHANTILLY, VA
  • Posted 26 days ago | Updated 10 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Vulnerability assessment
Digital forensics
Incident management
Penetration testing
Information Technology
Systems engineering
Federal government
Security clearance
Network
Computer hardware
Research
Cyber security
JD
Cloud computing
DoD
SAP BASIS
Policies
FOCUS

Job Details

Job ID: 2404818

Location: CHANTILLY, VA, US

Date Posted: 2024-04-02

Category: Cyber

Subcategory: Cyber Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking Cyber Threat & Vulnerability Hunter to join its Blue Team Vulnerability Assessment Program in Chantilly, Virginia. This position requires an active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.

Positional Overview:
  • Perform technical reviews and analysis of network Packet Captures (PCAP), system events, and host-level artifacts to identify threat-related activities or vulnerabilities
  • Operate and support maintenance of technical hunt software and hardware
  • Research, evaluate and recommend new cybersecurity technologies and techniques to enhance the existing program capabilities
  • Identify and recommend solutions to mitigate discovered vulnerabilities
  • Provide briefings or technical feedback to stakeholders

Qualifications

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more related experience. Note: Additional years professional experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

Required Qualifications:
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph
  • 3 or more years work experience with performing cyber hunt activities within cloud or on-premise environments
  • Cybersecurity countermeasures and mitigation strategies work experience
  • Active DoD Directive 8570/8140 IAT/IAM II Certification
    • Ability to obtain a qualified certification within 3 months of hire

Desired Skills (knowledge or experience within one or more of the following areas):
  • Relative academic degree or technical certification within Cyber Hunting or Digital Forensics
  • Incident Response (System or Network Threat Triaging)
  • Penetration Testing


SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.


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