Security Analyst
Arlington, Virginia
Hybrid
Contract
$55/hr - $65/hr
Security Analyst
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:
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.
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
- 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
This position doesn’t provide sponsorship.
You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Legal and Identity Protection Plans
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- 529 College Saver Plan
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.