Senior-Level Cyber Security Threat Hunter
Company: AGR LLC
Location: Beltsville
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Internetwork Consulting Services
(ICS) is currently seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security
Deception Engineer/Threat Hunter to become part of the Department
of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program
providing leading cyber and technology security experience to
enable innovative, effective and secure business processes.
Location: Arlington, VA; Full-time/On-site. Program Overview The
DSCM program encompasses cyber security, data analytics,
engineering, technical, managerial, operational, logistical and
administrative support to aid and advise DOS Cyber & Technology
Security (CTS) Directorate. This includes protecting a global cyber
infrastructure comprising networks, systems, information, and
mobile devices all while identifying and responding to cyber risks
and threats. Those supporting the DSCM program strive to leverage
their expert knowledge and propose creative solutions to real-world
cybersecurity challenges. About the Role Work closely with
cross-functional teams, including Security Operations, Incident
Response, Threat Intelligence, and Threat Hunting to ensure a
proactive and robust security posture. Perform advanced network
threat hunting to detect malicious or suspicious behavior on
Department on-premises and cloud-based networks. Respond to
security events received from CIRT, provide comprehensive findings
and recommend remediation steps. Perform advanced traffic analysis
(at the packet level) and reconstruction of network traffic to
discover anomalies, trends, and patterns. Perform forensic analysis
of suspected systems (e.g. on and off premise network devices, and
storage media) impacted by malicious activity. Implement and use
cyber security frameworks (e.g. MITRE-ATT&CK, Kill Chain,
etc.). Has proven expertise in performing analyses to validate
established security requirements and recommended additional
security requirements and safeguards. May interface with external
entities including law enforcement, intelligence and other
government organizations and agencies. Qualifications: A bachelor’s
degree and 9 years of experience, or 7 years of experience with a
Master’s. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in
lieu of degree. Possess one of the following certifications:
CCNA-Security, CND, CySA, GICSP, GSEC, Security CE, or SSCP Proven
ability to develop and recommend corrective actions. Expertise,
knowledge, and experience integrating new architectural analysis of
cyber security features. Comfortable interfacing with external
entities including law enforcement, intelligence and other
government organizations and agencies. Experience in threat hunting
or network/cloud forensics. U.S. citizenship is required. Active
Top Secret security clearance required. The ability to obtain a
final TS/SCI. Preferred: Demonstrated experience performing static
and dynamic analysis techniques. Experience using sandbox and other
simulated networked environments for analysis. Ability to recommend
sound counter measures to malware and other malicious type code and
applications which exploit customer communication systems.
Experience supporting the Department of State cyber security
mission. Experience using Databricks. Experience using Artificial
intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs). Ability to
create, troubleshoot, configure and operate complex scripting
solutions with the ability to output the results in a variety of
formats (e.g. HTML, XML, etc.) and to re-purpose the results for
reports targeting different technical levels (e.g. other analysts,
management, etc.)
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