Cyber Security Specialist

Peraton•,

1d•$80,000 - $128,000•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cyber Security Specialist to support swing and night shift operations within our 100% remote 24/7/365 Security Operations Center (SOC). You will monitor, analyze, investigate, and respond to threats across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments. This role is ideal for analysts with a strong investigative mindset, technical depth, and a passion for continuous learning.

Requirements

5 years with a Bachelors degree or 9 years with a HS diploma/equivalent
Familiarity with compliance and audit frameworks: NIST CSF, 800-53, OMB M-21-31, CIS Benchmarks, STIGs
Knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Tenable Nessus) and CVE exposure analysis
Experience collaborating with cyber threat intelligence and/or red teams
Experience in digital forensics, malware analysis, or purple team operations
Experience with Case Management System (e.g., ServiceNow)
Experience with SIEM (e.g., Splunk)
Experience using SOAR platforms for alert triage and response automation
Solid understanding of Windows and Linux operating system internals and log analysis
Strong grasp of network protocols, TCP/IP, and common attack vectors
Familiarity with scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) and automation workflows
Experience with threat hunting, IOC analysis, or MITRE ATT&CK-based detection
Understanding of identity and access management (IAM) risks in cloud environments
Experience improving SOC processes, detection logic, architecture, or playbooks
Ability to communicate findings clearly—verbally and in writing—to technical and non-technical audiences
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Nice To Haves

Active Public Trust

Responsibilities

Perform advanced EDR analysis, including alert triage, threat detection, behavioral rule tuning, IOC investigation, and endpoint telemetry enrichment.
Support EDR platform administration by managing agent health and deployment, maintaining integration with SIEM and other telemetry pipelines, coordinating policy updates, and partnering with SysAdmins to troubleshoot endpoint and infrastructure-level issues affecting EDR visibility.
Conduct digital forensics during incident response by acquiring, preserving, and analyzing endpoint artifacts (e.g., memory, disk, registry, logs); assist with root cause analysis and ensure forensic evidence in accordance with legal and procedural requirements.
Provide engineering-focused support on SOC architecture improvements to increase visibility, data fidelity, and detection capabilities across hybrid environments.
Perform threat detection, log analysis, and anomaly identification across on-premises and cloud workloads (AWS preferred).
Conduct initial incident response and assist with investigations into malware, phishing, lateral movement, privilege misuse, and data exfiltration.
Apply threat intelligence to enrich alerts and uncover TTPs using the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Document investigative steps and evidence in the case management system and escalate incidents per SOPs.
Participate in threat hunting missions based on hypotheses, intel feeds, and environmental knowledge.
Collaborate with engineering, system administrators, and cyber stakeholders to contain and remediate threats.
Support compliance efforts by ensuring audit trails, access logs, and investigative artifacts are collected and preserved.
Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and TTPs targeting cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
Maintain situational awareness through active monitoring of CTI sources, advisories, and vulnerability disclosures.
Provide summary reports and handoff briefings at the end of each shift.