Senior Cyber Security Analyst
About The Position
Hexagon US Federal is a proxy-governed subsidiary of Hexagon AB providing an ever expanding portfolio of Hexagon Technologies to U.S. Federal Government organizations, including defense and intelligence agencies to meet a variety of mission requirements. With our unique capabilities and experience we transform state-of-the-art commercial technology into mission-specific solutions for our customers, partnering with them to solve their most challenging problems. We are seeking a highly capable Senior Cyber Security Analyst who will support the security operation center as part of a distributed enterprise IT team. This role requires a strong technical foundation across hybrid on-premises and cloud infrastructure, a high degree of responsibility, IT security disciplines, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment. Lead and execute advanced security monitoring, incident response, threat hunting, and risk-reduction activities to protect company assets, systems, and information data. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to improve security posture across enterprise.
Requirements
- 12+ years of hands-on experience in security operations, incident response, threat hunting, or related roles.
- Strong knowledge of SIEM or logging platform (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel), EDR (e.g., CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender), and network security tooling.
- Experience with hybrid on-premises/cloud security environments using AWS/Azure and securing physical systems, virtual machines, and containers.
- Proficiency with one or more scripting languages (Bash, Python, PowerShell, or Perl) and building detection queries.
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS, authentication protocols (OAuth, SAML), and common attack vectors.
- Solid understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework/Cyber Kill Chain.
- Familiar with vulnerability scanning tools (Tenable/Nessus, Qualys), and remediation reporting workflows.
- Familiarity with FedRAMP controls and cloud security frameworks (AWS, Azure, or hybrid on-premises/multi-cloud environments).
- Incident response and digital forensics experience.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or 7 years equivalent relevant experience (or relevant certifications).
- Knowledge of DISA STIGS, CIS benchmarks, STIG Viewer, and SCAP Compliance Checker.
Nice To Haves
- Certifications: Security+, CySA+, CEH, CASP+/SecurityX, CISSP, or equivalent.
- Experience with SOAR platforms (Palo Alto Networks, Splunk, Elastic).
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, DFARS).
- Prior experience in a SOC, MSSP, or large enterprise environment.
Responsibilities
- Security monitoring & detection: Design, tuning, maintain IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR, and log collection pipelines to detect advanced threats.
- Incident Response: Establish and implement an operational incident-handling capability for organizational systems, encompassing preparation, detection, forensic collection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, user response, and post-incident root-cause analysis. Track and document incidents, produce reports and recommendations, notify relevant authorities, and conduct tests of the organization's incident response capability.
- Threat hunting & intelligence: Proactively hunt for threats across networks, endpoints, cloud, and applications using threat intelligence, YARA rules, KQL queries, and custom tooling.
- Vulnerability management: Coordinate regular vulnerability scanning, assess risk, prioritize remediation, and validate fixes.
- Risk assessment & remediation: Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and security reviews for systems, applications, and projects; propose mitigations and track remediation.
- Security architecture & controls: Advise on secure design and configuration for onpremises infrastructure and cloud (Azure/AWS), network, identity, and application layers; implement security controls and hardening.
- Automation & tooling: Develop automation (playbooks, SOAR, scripts) to streamline detection, response, and reporting.
- Compliance & governance: Support audits and regulatory compliance programs (e.g., CMMC, NIST 800-171, DFARS 7012) by providing evidence, mapping controls, and remediation tracking.
- Metrics & reporting: Define and report key security metrics (MTTD, MTTR, incident counts, vulnerability trends); brief technical and executive stakeholders.
- Collaboration: Work with Enterprise IT, DevOps, HR, legal, and business units to integrate security into product/programs, change management, and release processes.
Benefits
- Competitive health care plans with savings accounts
- Dental and vision plans
- 401k with 100% company match up to 6%, with immediate vesting on company match
- Life and disability insurance
- Learning Management System with robust offerings
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Flexible working arrangements where possible
- 13 paid holidays per year
- Veterans’ focused Employee Resources Group with regular educational sessions and communications
- Leadership Development Program with multiple learning options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
