Cyber Threat Engineer--NFCUJP00017912

Position Title: Cyber Threat Engineer

Location: 3 days a week onsite in either Vienna, VA or Pensacola, FL

Pay Rate: $60 - $65/hr

The Cyber Threat Engineer will support the core functions of the Threat Intelligence and Emerging Risk (TIER) team. This position will provide dedicated engineering capacity to develop, automate, integrate, and maintain the tools and processes TIER analysts use for threat hunting and operationalizing threat intelligence.

The role will support threat intelligence ingestion and enrichment workflows, automated data processing, YARA and SIGMA rule development, technical integrations, and reusable threat-hunting capabilities. Dedicated engineering support will reduce manual effort, improve the scalability and consistency of TIER operations, and allow analysts to focus more directly on threat intelligence and emerging-risk activities.

Position Summary: The Cyber Threat Engineer is a mid-level cybersecurity engineering role responsible for developing and maintaining the tools, automation, integrations, and technical processes that support TIER threat intelligence and threat-hunting activities. Working from TIER-defined requirements, the engineer will independently design, test, document, and maintain reusable technical solutions. The position enables threat analysis and hunting through engineering rather than serving as the primary threat analyst.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools, scripts, and automated workflows that enable TIER threat-hunting and intelligence operations.
• Build repeatable processes for collecting, ingesting, enriching, transforming, and operationalizing threat intelligence data.
• Develop, test, document, and maintain YARA rules and supporting detection processes.
• Create Python-based utilities and script automation that reduce manual effort and improve workflow scalability.
• Translate analyst requirements into technical solutions, integrations, automated processes, and reusable capabilities.
• Apply the MITRE ATT&CK framework when developing threat-hunting tools, detections, and supporting processes.
• Integrate internal and external threat intelligence sources into TIER workflows and supporting tools.
• Validate and perform quality assurance for tools, scripts, rules, integrations, and automation before operational use.
• Troubleshoot and maintain TIER tools, data pipelines, integrations, and automated workflows.
• Maintain technical documentation and procedures needed to sustain developed capabilities.

About Seneca Resources

At Seneca Resources, we are more than just a staffing and consulting firm, we are a trusted career partner. With offices across the U.S. and clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government organizations, we provide opportunities that help professionals grow their careers while making an impact.

When you work with Seneca, you're choosing a company that invests in your success, celebrates your achievements, and connects you to meaningful work with leading organizations nationwide. We take the time to understand your goals and match you with roles that align with your skills and career path. Our consultants and contractors enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and the support of a dedicated team who will advocate for you every step of the way.

Seneca Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.