Cyber Hunt Specialist

Dahlgren, VA
Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility

 @Orchard is supporting a growing Federal contract with proven capabilities in cybersecurity. We are seeking a skilled Cyber Hunt Specialist to be proposed for a new project supporting the Navy. This role will be based out of Dahlgren, VA and will be responsible for proactively and iteratively detecting, isolating, and neutralizing cyber threats that evade other security solutions.. If awarded, this could be a fantastic opportunity to grow your career with a company that has built strong relationships within Defense and Intelligence. If selected, you will be asked to sign a letter of intent to join the team upon program award.

As the Cyber Hunt Specialist you will: 

• Collect intrusion artifacts and use discovered data to enable mitigation of potential cybersecurity incidents within enterprise.
• Coordinate with and provide expert technical support to cybersecurity technicians to resolve cybersecurity incidents, correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities, and make recommendations that enable expeditious remediation.
• Deliver Cyber Hunt Reports including artifact list, summary of potential incidents and resolved incidents, and remediation recommendations for vulnerabilities found based on previous incident data.

Qualifications: 

• Five (5) years professional experience providing expertise for support of user requirements including complex to highly complex software/hardware applications, hunt methodologies, advanced actor campaigns and exploits, and telemetry refinement related to Cyber.
• Participates in all phases of incident response or hunt methodology (kill chain, pyramid of pain, diamond model).
• Provides expert level assistance to Digital Forensics and Incident Response and threat intelligence operations teams on advanced actor tactics, techniques and procedures related to Cyber.
• Keeps current on industry direction, trends, and future capabilities with respect to cyber threat analytics.
• Designated as IAT II level with a T5.
• Bachelor’s Degree desired but not required.