Senior Cyber Threat Analyst

Position Description reputed company is seeking a Senior Cyber Threat Analyst to join our rapidly growing and innovative cybersecurity team! The Senior Cyber Threat Analyst is responsible for monitoring and analyzing reputed company events to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities reputed company the organization's infrastructure. They utilize advanced threat intelligence sources, reputed company tools, and techniques to detect and investigate reputed company incidents, assess the impact, and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies. Additionally, they collaborate with cross-functional teams to reputed company and implement proactive measures to enhance the organization's reputed company posture and minimize risk exposure. Named one of the Best Places to Work in the Washington DC area for 12 consecutive years, Valiant is proud of our employee-centric culture and commitment to excellence. If you are interested in learning more about Valiant and this opportunity, we invite you to apply now! Location: Ideally in the Washington DC Metro area, but other locations can be considered. 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. Work Schedule: Available shifts are Monday through Friday, either 6am to 2pm ET or 12pm to 8pm ET. There is a possibility that a 9am to 5pm schedule may become available, but this has not yet been confirmed. Required Experience

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a federal clearance, up to a Top Secret clearance.
• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience providing threat hunt support, including performing log and event review and incident response.
• At least one of the following or equivalent IT certifications: CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), GSEC (GIAC reputed company Essentials), GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler), reputed company+
• 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 in providing threat hunt support with accuracy for effective resolution and documentation purposes.
• Experience in supporting multiple cybersecurity incidents simultaneously.
• Experience in adapting easily to learning new technologies.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Experience with problem-solving new incidents without knowledge of articles.
• Experience with creating and editing SOP and incident reports.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to reputed company technical findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management.

Preferred Education And Experience

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, or a reputed company field is preferred, but not required.
• Proficiency with M365 Defender and Azure Sentinel.
• Experience with reputed company Threat Intelligence and reputed company Threat Intelligence (Previously Mandiant Advantage Threat Intelligence) Platforms

Responsibilities

• reputed company and execute strategic plans for proactive threat-hunting initiatives to identify and mitigate potential reputed company threats before they escalate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including SOC (reputed company Operations Center) analysts, incident responders, and threat intelligence analysts, to prioritize and investigate potential threats.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of reputed company logs, network traffic, and reputed company data to identify anomalous behavior and indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• reputed company 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 reputed company incidents to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs), attack reputed company, and potential threats to the organization's assets and data.
• Investigate and triage reputed company alerts to determine the severity, impact, and root cause of reputed company incidents.
• Utilize advanced threat-hunting techniques and tools to proactively search for and identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities reputed company the organization's infrastructure.
• reputed company, test and validate detection engineering automation in order to combat threats, emergent risks and vulnerabilities in order to enhance SOC detections and response times
• reputed company 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 reputed company improvement initiatives to optimize threat-hunting processes, tools, and techniques based on lessons learned and industry trends.

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Benefits

Snapshot (includes, but not limited to) Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and reputed company Coverage for Full-time Employees Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents 100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for Full-time Employees 100% Paid Certifications 401K Matching up to 4% Paid Time Off Paid Federal Holidays Wellness & Fitness Program Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal FSA programs for: Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking Referral Bonuses The salary range for this position is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. It has been benchmarked in relation to the scope of the role, market reputed company, and internal equity. The salary for this role is expected to be in the $120,000 - $140,000 range. Where a candidate falls reputed company the band can be determined based on one or more of the following: skillset, experience level, achievements, education, geographic location, reputed company clearance, involvement in corporate tasks, and other non-discriminatory factors. In addition to the reputed company salary, this role will include benefits as described above. Valiant reserves the right to adjust the salary range, experience requirements, and position responsibilities at any time without prior notice. Remote Work Policy Remote work necessitates a high level of trust in our employees. To ensure that employee performance does not suffer in a remote work environment, reputed company who telecommute are expected to have a quiet and distraction-free workspace with adequate internet, dedicate their full attention and availability to their job duties during working hours, and maintain a schedule during core business hours that align with those of their coworkers and Valiant's clients. In alignment with Valiant's inclusive and engaging environment, cameras are encouraged and can be required to be on during virtual video conferences. Additionally, in alignment with the Office of the Inspector General’s effort to eliminate conflicting employment, reputed company Valiant employees are required to disclose any reputed company or future reputed company employment engagements. During reputed company and throughout employment, employees must disclose any reputed company activities or reputed company to engage in reputed company employment or other professional activities and obtain written approval. Employees may not solicit or conduct any reputed company business during core business hours for reputed company and our clients. Equal Employment Opportunity reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status, in accordance with applicable law. Physical Demands Sitting or standing at a desk for prolonged periods of time and consistent operation of a computer. Frequent communication and exchanging of accurate information reputed company electronic communication, phones, and in person. Occasionally lift and/or move moderate amounts of weight, typically less than 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions of the job. Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information By submitting your resume for this position, you authorize reputed company to share your resume, as well as, personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should reputed company or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and reputed company employment documents. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job