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Cherry Bekaert

Cyber Security Engineer

Cherry Bekaert·Tysons, Virginia, US

Posted 1 day ago

Full-TimeUSD 200,000–215,000
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About the Role

Responsibilities: • Integrates intelligence to enhance early warning and situational awareness. • Contributes to the organization's understanding of cyber risks with systemic implications. • Translate technical analysis into actionable insights for both cyber experts and business leaders. • Develop metrics and KPIs to measure security posture effectiveness and program maturity. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience) • 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, including significant time in threat intelligence, security operations center (SOC), and/or threat hunting/detection roles. • Strong understanding of adversary TTPs, kill chain models, and attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model etc.). • Proven experience providing cyber threat intelligence in complex environments. • Demonstrated expertise in threat hunting methodologies, tools, and techniques. • Experience developing metrics and KPIs to measure security posture effectiveness and program maturity. • Direct experience with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SIEM solutions, EDR/XDR platforms. • U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for a TS/SCI clearance required.

What you'll do

  • Integrates intelligence to enhance early warning and situational awareness
  • Contributes to the organization's understanding of cyber risks with systemic implications
  • Translate technical analysis into actionable insights for both cyber experts and business leaders
  • Develop metrics and KPIs to measure security posture effectiveness and program maturity

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, including significant time in threat intelligence, security operations center (SOC), and/or threat hunting/detection roles
  • Strong understanding of adversary TTPs, kill chain models, and attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model etc.)
  • Proven experience providing cyber threat intelligence in complex environments
  • Demonstrated expertise in threat hunting methodologies, tools, and techniques
  • Experience developing metrics and KPIs to measure security posture effectiveness and program maturity
  • Direct experience with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SIEM solutions, EDR/XDR platforms
  • U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for a TS/SCI clearance required
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