Senior Threat Hunter

Peraton
Chandler, AZ

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton's Cyber Mission sector is looking for a Sr Threat Hunter to support a SOC.

Location: Chandler, AZ or Washington DC.

Role and Responsibility:

  • Conduct proactive, intelligence-driven threat hunting to identify malicious activity that evades traditional security controls.
  • Develop and test threat hypotheses based on adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), leveraging frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Analyze endpoint, network, cloud, and log data to detect advanced persistent threats, insider threats, and anomalous behavior.
  • Collaborate with SOC analysts and incident response teams to validate findings and support containment, eradication, and recovery efforts.
  • Create and refine detection logic, queries, signatures, and analytic use cases within SIEM, EDR, and XDR platforms.
  • Lead root cause analysis and post-incident reviews to improve SOC detection and response maturity.
  • Produce high-quality threat intelligence reports, hunt findings, and operational briefings for technical teams and leadership.
  • Mentor junior analysts and contribute to SOC training, playbooks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Maintain situational awareness of emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and adversary campaigns relevant to mission environments.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Minimum 8 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field. An additional 4 years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in data hunting, data manipulation, and advanced analytical techniques within a SOC, threat hunting, or cyber operations environments.
  • Demonstrated supervisory or team lead experience, including mentoring analysts and leading hunt or response activities.
  • Strong working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, adversary TTP analysis, and hypothesis-driven threat hunting methodologies.
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, security telemetry, and large-scale log analysis.
  • Proficiency in scripting and query languages, including R, Python, and SQL, to support analytics, automation, and hunt development.
  • One or more of the following certifications required:
    • CISSP (Associate), CCSP, SSCP, GCIH, GNFA, or GCIA
    • Must also meet DoD 8570 requirements for CSSP Analyst, CSSP Infrastructure Support, or CSSP Incident Responder
  • U.S. citizenship required.
  • Active Secret security clearance required.

Preferred:

  • Top Secret with SCI eligibility security clearance preferred.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at

Application Duration Statement: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Posted 2026-02-06

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