Cyber Threat Hunter I

Responsibilities

• Hunt for existing threats or vulnerabilities already present in the networks.
• Analyze and correlate large data sets to uncover threats and attack techniques.
• Cook up and adjust queries as needed to ensure the protection of the environment.
• Carefully coordinate with threat intelligence analysts on emerging threats to the company or industry.
• Help endpoint and network protection SMEs develop protective or detective queries in existing tool sets.
• Advise on tools, techniques, or policies to advance the posture and monitoring functions of the security operations center.
• Provide timely and accurate cross-platform support in response to security threats.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Direct experience performing threat hunting in an enterprise environment.
• Two years of experience in a technical role within a Security Operations Center, Incident Response Team, or Threat Intelligence.
• At least one year of hands-on experience with a production security toolset.
• Experience with an EDR/MDR/XDR, network tapping infrastructure, and security automation is preferred.
• Knowledge of security principles is desired through achievement and active pursuit of advanced security certification including CISM or CISSP or equivalent.
• Experience with at least one programming and scripting language s such as PERL, Python, Ruby, C#, C++, Go, Rust, BASH, and Powershell, as well as open source security tools such as Syslog-NG, SNORT, Cuckoo, etc.
• Ability to construct and execute complex database queries using SQL (Structured Query Language), KQL (Kibana Query Language), or eDSL (Elasticsearch Domain Specific Language).

Qualifications

• General knowledge of information technology terms, equipment, systems, functions, and major vendors – Information Technology work experience strongly preferred.
• Effective interpersonal skills and customer relationship skills.
• Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.