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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:

+ 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.

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.

**Posted by:** Ashton Corbett