Armavel, LLC
Overview
Armavel, LLC is offering an opportunity to be a part of a growing, forward-thinking team in an engaging, fast-paced environment. As a Senior Cyber Defense Analyst, you will work with a well-developed team of professionals to design, develop, and operationalize advanced cybersecurity monitoring and detection capabilities supporting federal IT environments. What You’ll Be Doing
Leading the configuration and tuning of security monitoring tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Endpoint, and SOAR platforms to identify and respond to complex cyber threats in real time. Crafting and optimizing custom detection logic, queries, and playbooks aligned with threat frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK. Mapping threat activity and detection use cases to industry-standard frameworks and developing machine learning or pattern analysis methods to enhance threat detection. Onboarding and operationalizing new data sources for comprehensive security analytics across cloud, SaaS, identity, and network environments. Collaborating closely with incident response, forensics, threat intelligence, IT, and network teams to provide expert guidance and clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Monitoring and continuously improving the performance and quality of security analytics, including tuning to reduce false positives and enhancing incident automation. Participating in cybersecurity exercises, drills, and threat assessments to maintain a proactive and resilient security posture. What Makes You Great
Positive attitude (required). Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills. Excellent written and oral communication abilities. Proven ability to prioritize and execute work efficiently in high-pressure environments. Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, able to work with both technical and non-technical teams. Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and operational excellence. Willingness to mentor and share knowledge with peers. Proactive learner with strong customer-service orientation. What You Know
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience). 8+ years supporting large-scale IT or cybersecurity projects, with 4+ years experience in enterprise Security Operations Center (SOC) or incident response roles. Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, incident response methodologies, and security technologies including SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and network monitoring. Experience with cloud-native security tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, AWS GuardDuty, and enterprise ticketing systems like ServiceNow. Professional certifications in relevant areas such as cloud security, detection engineering, incident response, identity and access management, or SIEM platforms. What You Have to Have
Must be a US Citizen, with the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance Experience working within highly regulated or federal information security environments (preferred). Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Some travel may be required. Why this position is rewarding
Fully remote workforce – work from anywhere in the US! You’ll get lots of work done, and work with supportive colleagues who like to hustle. Work with a great team on an important mission—keeping federal data and systems secure. Company Description
Armavel is a fast-growing IT consulting firm that has built a culture founded on a values-first philosophy. We are passionate about delivering results that are timely and world class via an environment that has all the ingredients for our people to thrive. With this in mind, we seek out candidates that demonstrate the following characteristics: honesty, humility, hustle, empathy, resilience, and positivity. These attributes are vital to our company’s growth and are our first priority in our hiring decisions. Armavel is a fast-growing IT consulting firm that has built a culture founded on a values-first philosophy. We are passionate about delivering results that are timely and world class via an environment that has all the ingredients for our people to thrive. With this in mind, we seek out candidates that demonstrate the following characteristics: honesty, humility, hustle, empathy, resilience, and positivity. These attributes are vital to our company’s growth and are our first priority in our hiring decisions.
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Armavel, LLC is offering an opportunity to be a part of a growing, forward-thinking team in an engaging, fast-paced environment. As a Senior Cyber Defense Analyst, you will work with a well-developed team of professionals to design, develop, and operationalize advanced cybersecurity monitoring and detection capabilities supporting federal IT environments. What You’ll Be Doing
Leading the configuration and tuning of security monitoring tools such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Endpoint, and SOAR platforms to identify and respond to complex cyber threats in real time. Crafting and optimizing custom detection logic, queries, and playbooks aligned with threat frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK. Mapping threat activity and detection use cases to industry-standard frameworks and developing machine learning or pattern analysis methods to enhance threat detection. Onboarding and operationalizing new data sources for comprehensive security analytics across cloud, SaaS, identity, and network environments. Collaborating closely with incident response, forensics, threat intelligence, IT, and network teams to provide expert guidance and clear communication to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Monitoring and continuously improving the performance and quality of security analytics, including tuning to reduce false positives and enhancing incident automation. Participating in cybersecurity exercises, drills, and threat assessments to maintain a proactive and resilient security posture. What Makes You Great
Positive attitude (required). Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills. Excellent written and oral communication abilities. Proven ability to prioritize and execute work efficiently in high-pressure environments. Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills, able to work with both technical and non-technical teams. Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and operational excellence. Willingness to mentor and share knowledge with peers. Proactive learner with strong customer-service orientation. What You Know
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience). 8+ years supporting large-scale IT or cybersecurity projects, with 4+ years experience in enterprise Security Operations Center (SOC) or incident response roles. Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, incident response methodologies, and security technologies including SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and network monitoring. Experience with cloud-native security tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, AWS GuardDuty, and enterprise ticketing systems like ServiceNow. Professional certifications in relevant areas such as cloud security, detection engineering, incident response, identity and access management, or SIEM platforms. What You Have to Have
Must be a US Citizen, with the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance Experience working within highly regulated or federal information security environments (preferred). Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Some travel may be required. Why this position is rewarding
Fully remote workforce – work from anywhere in the US! You’ll get lots of work done, and work with supportive colleagues who like to hustle. Work with a great team on an important mission—keeping federal data and systems secure. Company Description
Armavel is a fast-growing IT consulting firm that has built a culture founded on a values-first philosophy. We are passionate about delivering results that are timely and world class via an environment that has all the ingredients for our people to thrive. With this in mind, we seek out candidates that demonstrate the following characteristics: honesty, humility, hustle, empathy, resilience, and positivity. These attributes are vital to our company’s growth and are our first priority in our hiring decisions. Armavel is a fast-growing IT consulting firm that has built a culture founded on a values-first philosophy. We are passionate about delivering results that are timely and world class via an environment that has all the ingredients for our people to thrive. With this in mind, we seek out candidates that demonstrate the following characteristics: honesty, humility, hustle, empathy, resilience, and positivity. These attributes are vital to our company’s growth and are our first priority in our hiring decisions.
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