Staff Security Specialist, Threat Hunter

Benefits

Parental leave

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Non-birth-parent leave

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Family-building benefits

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• Surrogacy assistance: Not verified

Mental health support

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Relocation assistance

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Childcare support

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Learning budget

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Verification

Not verified checked Jun 13, 2026

Salary

$165K-$307K From the posting source

401(k) match

Reported from DOL Form 5500 industry filing (not employer-specific)

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$61,842 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+1.9% - Slower

282% above the BLS role benchmark for operations aggregate.

Posted salary is far from this role benchmark; treat it as low confidence.

Matched to SOC 11-1021 - Operations aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Operations From the posting source

Seniority

Mid From the posting source

Work mode

Remote From the posting source

In-office days

0 days From the posting source

Schedule

Shift type

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Weekend work

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Company

Equity

Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source

Application

Cover letter

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Assessment

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Deadline

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Where they hire

Hires in: AZ, CA, CO, DC, GA, MD, NC, VA, WA From the posting source

About this role

Staff Security Specialist, Threat Hunter Remote - Colorado, Colorado; Remote - California, California; Carlsbad, California; Remote - Arizona, United States; Remote - Maryland, Maryland; Remote - Washington, D.C., Washington, DC; Remote - Virginia, Virginia; Remote - Georgia, Georgia; Remote - North Carolina, North Carolina; Remote - Massa About us One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team. What you'll do As a Cyber Threat Hunter with a focus on Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), you will play a critical, proactive role in safeguarding our organization from advanced threats that evade traditional security defenses. You will bridge the gap between reactive incident response and preventative security engineering, using intelligence-driven methodologies to hunt down adversaries in our environment before they can cause harm. Your mission is to: Proactively Hunt: Execute hypothesis-driven threat hunts across the network, endpoints, and cloud environments to uncover hidden, anomalous, or malicious activity that could bypass controls Leverage Intelligence: Integrate Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) from tactical, operational, and strategic sources to inform hunting hypotheses, prioritize investigations, and enrich security tooling Support Incident Response: Collaborate on threat intelligence driven incidents by providing hunting and CTI enrichment support Improve Posture: Prioritize vulnerabilities and security gaps based

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