Cybersecurity Analyst - Investigation, Threat Hunting - Jr/Mid Level
SES
About the role
Cybersecurity Analyst - Investigation, Threat Hunting - Jr/Mid Level
Hybrid/Onsite: 3 days per week, Reston, VA
Employment Type: FTE (No C2C)
Experience Required: 3-5 years
Top 5 Technical Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Security event analysis
- SIEM experience (Security Information and Event Management)
- Core networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS)
- Threat Hunting
Job Description
We are seeking a Cyber Investigations Analyst to support Insider Threat detection, investigation, and response to activities focused on technical and behavioral insider risk. This role will conduct end-to-end investigations including triage, evidence collection, timeline development, and documentation aligned to investigation standards. The analyst will perform hypothesis-driven threat hunting and analysis using SIEM and enterprise telemetry, with a strong understanding of SOC operations, log analysis, and core networking concepts. (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) The role requires knowledge of insider threat categories such as IP theft, fraud, sabotage, espionage, and unintentional risk, including accidental disclosure. The analyst will identify behavioral indicators of risk, support cross-functional response workflows, and contribute to governed documentation, metrics, and reporting.
Benefits
SES hires W2 benefitted and non‑benefitted consultants. Our contract employee benefits include:
- Group medical, dental, vision, life, LT and ST disability insurance
- 21 days of accrued paid time off
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Performance bonuses
- Paid overtime
- And more
Contact
Please contact me to discuss the details of this position further.
- Please forward resume directly to for immediate consideration – rstarinieri at sesc .com
I look forward to speaking with you soon!
Robin Starinieri
Director of Recruiting
Systems Engineering Services
Requirements
- SIEM experience
- Core networking concepts. (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S)
- Knowledge of insider threat categories such as IP theft, fraud, sabotage, espionage, and unintentional risk, including accidental disclosure.
Responsibilities
- Conduct end-to-end investigations including triage, evidence collection, timeline development, and documentation aligned to investigation standards.
- Perform hypothesis-driven threat hunting and analysis using SIEM and enterprise telemetry, with a strong understanding of SOC operations, log analysis, and core networking concepts.
- Identify behavioral indicators of risk, support cross-functional response workflows, and contribute to governed documentation, metrics, and reporting.
Benefits
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