Senior Threat Hunter Analyst (Cybersecurity)

Location: Fort Collins, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri; or Washington, DC. Remote work is optional, with local candidates preferred. Travel is 0–10%.

Salary: $125,000–$150,000 annually, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global delivers advanced technology and mission support solutions to federal civilian, health, and national security agencies using AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT modernization.

What you will do

• Proactively hunt for undetected adversary activity across large enterprise networks using network flow, PCAP, logs, endpoint telemetry, and SIEM data.
• Conduct CND triage, assess alerts and anomalies, and support active incident response with host, network, and malware analysis.
• Analyze malware samples to identify behavioral indicators, persistence mechanisms, adversary tooling, and IOCs.
• Maintain threat indicator feeds with the Cyber Threat Intelligence team and produce IOC reports from OSINT portals.
• Develop reusable hunt tactics, SIEM queries, detection logic, after-action reports, lessons-learned documentation, and security metrics.
• Communicate hunt findings, detection trends, and program health to technical teams and program leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of experience in threat hunting, security operations, or a related technical discipline.
• Active Top Secret clearance is required.
• Experience with hypothesis- and intelligence-driven threat hunting, IDS/IPS, SIEM platforms, CND triage, incident response, malware analysis, and IOC reporting.
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, adversary TTPs, threat actor trends, and the federal cybersecurity threat landscape.
• Strong technical writing and collaboration skills for producing intelligence, after-action, and metric reports.

Nice to have

• GCIH, GCIA, GCTI, GREM, CySA+, or an equivalent certification.
• Experience in federal civilian, defense, intelligence, or SOC environments.
• Python scripting, threat intelligence platforms, advanced malware reverse engineering, exploit analysis, or cloud-native hunting experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible schedules and teleworking options.
• Medical insurance, including HSA-eligible plans, plus employer-paid dental and vision options.
• Employer-sponsored short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• 5% 401(k) company match, paid holidays, PTO accrual, and paid parental leave.
• Professional development, career growth opportunities, team events, and employee recognition.