Threat Hunter/Detection Engineer - Tier 3

Athletes Global Corporation • Fort Meade, MD

7d • $130,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We partner with the US national defense community to create fully integrated, resilient, and innovative digital solutions that enable them to make smart decisions in real-time. We work with our customers on everything from conquering their data to improving and safeguarding IT infrastructure. Our ultimate goal? To enhance our nation's ability to identify, address, and act – no matter what challenges arise.

Position Summary: The Tier 3 Threat Hunter / Detection Engineer performs proactive threat hunting against current adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), develops and tunes detection content, and provides senior technical leadership for advanced or persistent threat investigations, consistent with the SOC operating model.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field required
• Master's degree preferred
• Typically five to eight or more years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including threat hunting, detection engineering, or advanced incident response.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III required
• At least one advanced certification such as GCTI, GCFA, OSCP, or CISSP
• Demonstrated proficiency in SIEM/SOAR content development and scripting/automation
• Ability to commute to Fort Meade, MD 20755

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive, hypothesis-driven threat hunts informed by current cyber threat intelligence and adversary TTP frameworks.
• Develop, tune, and maintain SIEM and SOAR detection content and automated response playbooks, incorporating findings from incident after-action reviews.
• Lead technical investigation of advanced, persistent, or previously undetected threats, including advanced malware analysis and forensics beyond the scope of Tier 2 investigation.
• Provide senior technical mentorship to Tier 1 and Tier 2 staff, and support recurring tabletop, red-team, and purple-team exercises.
• Participate in design-time control mapping and threat modeling activities, providing SOC-informed input to architecture and platform engineering decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior