Cyber Countermeasure Specialist

Overview We are seeking a Cyber Countermeasure Specialist to support mission-critical cyber defense operations within a highly secure environment. This role is responsible for engineering, deploying, and maintaining defensive cyber capabilities designed to detect, contain, and mitigate advanced threats across enterprise and tactical networks.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with network defense, incident response, detection engineering, security sensor tuning, and traffic analysis. This position offers the opportunity to support high-visibility operations protecting sensitive systems and infrastructure.

Responsibilities Engineer, deploy, validate, and maintain defensive cyber countermeasures and detection capabilities.

Configure and tune security monitoring platforms and network sensors to improve threat detection accuracy.

Develop, test, and maintain custom detection content including IDS/IPS rules, signatures, scripts, and analytics.

Create and maintain incident response, containment, and recovery playbooks.

Analyze network traffic and security events to identify malicious activity and emerging threats.

Support incident response efforts, including system isolation, threat containment, and eradication activities.

Investigate security alerts and translate findings into actionable defensive measures.

Collaborate with operations, engineering, and cybersecurity teams to improve overall security posture.

Validate log ingestion and monitoring pipelines to ensure visibility across critical systems.

Maintain compliance with security policies, procedures, and classification requirements.

Document security processes, configurations, and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications Level II Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of relevant experience; OR Associate degree and 4+ years of relevant experience; OR6+ years of applicable professional or military cyber experience.

Level III Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 4+ years of relevant experience; OR Associate degree and 6+ years of relevant experience; OR8+ years of applicable professional or military cyber experience.

Required Skills Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI eligibility.

Security+ CE, CySA+, CEH, GSEC, CND, CISSP, CASP+, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent DoD-approved certification.

Cyber defense and detection engineering experience.

Incident response and threat containment experience.

Network security and traffic analysis expertise.

Experience with :

Elastic Zeek/CorelightYARASnort Suricata Palo  Alto security technologies

Strong understanding of:

TCP/IPDNSTLSBGPIPsecFirewallsSD-WAN technologies

Experience using network analysis tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.

Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting Security Operations Centers (SOCs).Detection engineering and security content development experience.

Familiarity with log aggregation and SIEM platforms.

Experience developing automated security workflows and playbooks.

Additional cybersecurity certifications.

Work Environment
100% on-site.

Secure operational environment.

Collaboration with cybersecurity, network operations, and engineering teams.

Opportunity to support high-priority defense-focused cyber operations.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Honolulu, HI.Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $65.00/hr individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Honolulu, HI.Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 28,…