Data Scientist (Cybersecurity)

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland, United States; required onsite work at a customer site five days (40 hours) per week. Travel may be required within the United States and internationally, up to 40% of the time.

Salary: $105,000–$180,765 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global delivers mission and technical expertise for national security, technology, and defense challenges.

What you will do

• Conduct defensive cyber threat hunts on mission Big Data Platforms, evaluate suspicious activity, and translate findings into operational recommendations.
• Apply statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and model building and testing to identify patterns in cyber and network data.
• Use data queries, dashboards, and visualizations to support customer analytics and deliver live, interactive briefings.
• Support Threat Awareness Sharing Capability (TASC) applications and mission data platforms such as JCRS-D.
• Partner with customers to identify cyber-operations requirements, operational gaps, use cases, and data-enrichment opportunities.
• Assess cyber data feeds, support threat identification and awareness, train users, and translate repeatable threat-hunting methods into automated mission capabilities.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and a current, active U.S. Government TS/SCI security clearance, with the ability to maintain the clearance.
• At least 9 years of relevant cybersecurity operations experience with a bachelor's degree in information technology, cybersecurity, or a related field; 7 years with a related master's degree; or 13 years with a high-school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience supporting U.S. defense cyber-mission customers and presenting analysis to audiences with varied technical knowledge.
• Proficiency with SQL and Kusto Query Language (KQL), plus experience using Python for analysis.
• Experience with dashboards and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Superset, and familiarity with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of cyber-hunt methodologies; SIEM tools such as Splunk, QRadar, or ELK; and SOAR tools such as Sentinel, Cortex, or XSOAR.
• Experience developing or deploying threat-detection signatures; using CVE and OSINT; and interpreting SNORT, SIGMA, YARA, or YAML detection content.
• Experience with tcpdump, Wireshark, or Zeek; MITRE ATT&CK; incident-response methods; and IDS/IPS technologies.
• Strong customer communication, public-presentation, writing, documentation, and user-training skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to work onsite at a customer site in Fort Meade five days per week and travel up to 40% domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• Relevant certifications such as Data+, Security+, CySA+, GCIH, GNFA, or GCFA.
• Experience in a defense cybersecurity operations center (SOC).
• Familiarity with mission Big Data Platforms, data lakes, or related architectures.
• Experience using Jupyter notebooks in cyber-data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health Savings Account with company contribution.
• Annual paid time off, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with company match, financial wellness, and retirement planning support.
• Training and development opportunities, award programs, and company-sponsored events.
• Work environment focused on work-life balance, employee well-being, and professional growth.