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Motion Recruitment Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. A growing cybersecurity consulting firm is seeking a Security Analyst to join their expanding team.
You will lead threat detection, incident response, and hunt operations for a high-visibility environment. This role offers the opportunity to drive advanced detection engineering efforts and work directly with executive leadership on enterprise security risk.
This is a 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity
requiring 3 days onsite in Washington, D.C. Candidates must be able to successfully obtain Public Trust Clearance.
What You Will Be Doing
Lead Tier 3 incident response efforts and coordination with security operations staff Develop and execute threat hunt plans based on adversary behaviors Design and implement scalable detection logic across diverse environments Perform log and network traffic analysis, malware analysis, and red team detection Identify new data sources to improve detection coverage and response workflows Guide development of security automation solutions and playbooks Develop and manage long-term, resourced cybersecurity projects Advise stakeholders on security event metrics, project risks, and detection enhancements Define and document security standards, response procedures, and monitoring policies Serve as SME across two or more domains: cloud security, malware analysis, threat hunting, network access control, or security automation
Required Skills & Experience:
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with strong technical depth Minimum 1 year of hands-on cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, etc.) Strong experience with detection engineering, threat emulation, and adversary simulation tools
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.
Posted By:
Ashton Corbett Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Contract Job function
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Security Analyst
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Motion Recruitment Join to apply for the
Security Analyst
role at
Motion Recruitment Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. A growing cybersecurity consulting firm is seeking a Security Analyst to join their expanding team.
You will lead threat detection, incident response, and hunt operations for a high-visibility environment. This role offers the opportunity to drive advanced detection engineering efforts and work directly with executive leadership on enterprise security risk.
This is a 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity
requiring 3 days onsite in Washington, D.C. Candidates must be able to successfully obtain Public Trust Clearance.
What You Will Be Doing
Lead Tier 3 incident response efforts and coordination with security operations staff Develop and execute threat hunt plans based on adversary behaviors Design and implement scalable detection logic across diverse environments Perform log and network traffic analysis, malware analysis, and red team detection Identify new data sources to improve detection coverage and response workflows Guide development of security automation solutions and playbooks Develop and manage long-term, resourced cybersecurity projects Advise stakeholders on security event metrics, project risks, and detection enhancements Define and document security standards, response procedures, and monitoring policies Serve as SME across two or more domains: cloud security, malware analysis, threat hunting, network access control, or security automation
Required Skills & Experience:
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with strong technical depth Minimum 1 year of hands-on cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, etc.) Strong experience with detection engineering, threat emulation, and adversary simulation tools
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.
Posted By:
Ashton Corbett Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Contract Job function
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