Mid Level Cyber Threat Hunter

cFocus Software seeks a Mid Level Cyber Threat Hunter to join our program supporting US Courts in Washington, DC. This position is 4 days a week onsite in DC and one day remote., * Provide incident response services after an incident is declared and provides a service that proactively searches for security incidents that would not normally be detected through automated alerting.

• The Threat Hunt mission is to explore datasets across the judicial fabric to identify unique anomalies that may be indicative of threat actor activity based on the assumption that the adversary is already present in the judicial fabric.
• Accept and respond to government technical requests through the AOUSC ITSM ticket (e.g., HEAT or Service Now), for threat hunt support. Threat hunt targets include cloud-based and non-cloud-based applications such as: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft O365, Microsoft Active Directory, and Cloud Access Security Brokers (i.e., Zscaler).
• Review and analyze risk-based Security information and event management (SIEM) alerts when developing hunt hypotheses.
• Review open-source intelligence about threat actors when developing hunt hypotheses.
• Plan, conduct, and document iterative, hypothesis based, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) hunts utilizing the agile scrum project management methodology.
• At the conclusion of each hunt, propose, discuss, and document custom searches for automated detection of threat actor activity based on the hunt hypothesis.
• Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot Endpoint Detection and Response agents (e.g., CrowdStrike and Sysmon).
• Collect and analyze data from compromised systems using EDR agents and custom scripts provided by the AOUSC.
• Track and document cyber defense incidents from initial detection through final resolution.
• Interface with IT contacts at court or vendor to install or diagnose problems with EDR agents.
• Participate in government led after action reviews of incidents.
• Triage malware events to identify the root cause of specific activity.
• Attend daily Agile Scrum standups and report progress on assigned Jira stories.

Deliverables:

• Hunt Hypotheses: Hunt hypotheses describe how an actor might operate in the network while remaining undetected. The hypothesis describes what is expected to happen if the hypothesis is true and what is expected to happen if the hypothesis is false. The hypothesis contains all data required, is free from errors in grammar, spelling, content, and submitted in the specified times that are stated in the deliverable section.
• Hunt Reports: Hunt reports describe the original hypothesis and all iterations. At each stage, the report details how the hypothesis was tested and the results. The reports contain all data required, is free from errors in grammar, spelling, content, and submitted in the specified times that are stated in the deliverable section.
• Detection Logic: Document and test detection logic for automated detection of threat actor activity based on hunt hypothesis. Detection logic in the form of Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) searches that are run at proposed intervals. Proposal and discussion will happen in agile scrum stand up meetings. Document in Jira stories.
• Advanced SME IR Reports: Timely Advanced SME IR Support for Priority 1 Security Events. SME actively participating in IR activities within 4 hours of request (7x24x365).
• Incident Report: Document all incident details in an incident report. Report shall include executive summary, details of incident, security impact of incident, timeline of incident, and actions taken.
• Provide Weekly Reports to the AOUSC Program Manager that documents all activities, tasks, tickets and documents worked on.
• Document repeatable Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and playbooks for security use cases., Are you able to commute into Washington, DC daily? YesNo Are you a US Citizen?* YesNo Do you currently hold a Public Trust or Active Security Clearance?* If no, are you able to pass a US Government background investigation to include: criminal and financial?* YesNo Have you used Splunk to create look up tables and queries?* Yes, Expert levelYes, Entry levelYes, but it has been a long timeNo but willing to learn The following questions are entirely optional. To comply with government Equal Employment Opportunity and/or Affirmative Action reporting regulations, we are requesting (but NOT requiring) that you enter this personal data. This information will not be used in connection with any employment decisions, and will be used solely as permitted by state and federal law. Your voluntary cooperation would be appreciated. Learn more. Gender Race/Ethnicity

• 5+ years of experience performing threat hunts & incident response activities for cloud-based and non-cloud-based environments, such as: Microsoft Azure, Microsoft O365, Microsoft Active Directory, and Zscaler
• 5+ years of experience performing hypothesis-based threat hunt & incident response utilizing Splunk Enterprise Security.
• 5+ years of using Splunk to create queries and look up tables.
• 5+ years of experience collecting and analyzing data from compromised systems using EDR agents (e.g. CrowdStrike) and custom scripts (e.g. Sysmon & Auditd)
• 5+ years of experience with the following threat hunting tools:
• Microsoft Sentinel for threat hunting within Microsoft Azure;
• Tenable Nessus and SYN/ACK for vulnerability management;
• NetScout for analyzing network traffic flow, + GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
• GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• GIAC Continuous Monitoring (GMON)
• GIAC Defending Advanced Threats (GDAT)
• Splunk Core Power User

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