Threat Hunter - Senior Information Security SME

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Threat Hunter to support our team in Denver, CO or Washington D.C.

• Find attackers before they find you – detect advanced cyber threats that impact critical infrastructure.
• Support the IC, national level system security initiatives, Local Area Network (LAN), and Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies. 
• Use your network defense experience and analytical skills to rapidly prototype and build scripts to create haystacks and sift through the false positives to find patterns and indicators.
• Think differently about cyber defense, use completely new tools and approaches, and develop the next generation of security analytics.

• BS/BA in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, or Technology and 1 year of experience in an Operational Technology OR BS/BA in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, or Technology and ~4 years' experience in an IT context
• In lieu of a degree, additional relevant experience may be applicable.
• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract. Candidate must possess an Active Q or Top Secret clearance
• 15+ years overall information assurance experience and/or cyber security experience
• Minimum of five (5) years technical experience effectively providing network and/or system administration, information assurance security, testing, and evaluation
• Familiarity with the US Intelligence Community and using intelligence to support cyber defense/mitigation work
• Familiarity with cyber hunt methodologies
• Experience working cyber issues to include offensive or defensive TTPs
• Understanding of foreign capabilities in IT or OT environments
• Experience in Threat Hunting, Blue Team, ICS, SCADA
• Experience providing forensic and data analysis support to cyber issues
• Experience with logging platforms such as Kibana or Splunk
• Experience with data forensic tools, including Wireshark, Kali Linux, etc.
• Experience working with Linux
• Knowledge of common malware functionality and operations
• Experience writing technical reports and briefing leadership
• Ability to provide on-site, full-time support in a client environment
• Minimum IAM or IAT Level III

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.