Cyber Hunt Analyst III
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Cyber Hunt Analyst III at Agile Defense, Springfield, VA (Hybrid). Pay posted by the employer: $160k–175k/yr. Posted Nov 3, 2026, last seen on the employer's hiring page Nov 6, 2026. Mentioned in the posting: Clearance required.
About Agile Defense At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to...
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Job Description
- Proactively identifying, investigating, and analyzing sophisticated cyber threats across enterprise networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and information systems.
- The analyst independently conducts hypothesis-driven threat hunts, analyzes complex security telemetry, identifies adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and develops actionable intelligence to improve organizational detection and response capabilities.
- The analyst applies advanced knowledge of threat actor behavior, digital forensics, network security, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and security information and event management (SIEM) technologies to discover malicious activity that may evade automated security controls.
- The analyst also supports complex incident response investigations and collaborates with threat hunters, security engineers, intelligence analysts, and Security Operations Center (SOC) personnel.
The Cyber Threat Hunt Analyst III is an experienced cybersecurity professional responsible for the following:
Education and Background
- 5–7 years of progressively responsible cybersecurity experience, including at least 2–3 years in threat hunting, incident response, security monitoring, digital forensics, or detection engineering.
Required Skills
- This position requires independent technical judgment, proficiency in multiple threat hunting methodologies, and the ability to translate investigative findings into detection engineering improvements and actionable recommendations.
- Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
- Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
- Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
- Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
- Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
- Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
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