Senior Threat Hunter (Cyber Security) - Specialist I - Information Security

UST; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity services firm in London is seeking a Senior Threat Hunter. In this hybrid role, you will proactively hunt for threats across various environments and collaborate with teams to enhance cybersecurity measures. A Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience are required. Strong Python skills and familiarity with cloud environments are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in threat hunting or incident response.
• Strong understanding of attacker tactics and techniques.
• Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix and Windows.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive threat hunting across various environments.
• Research emerging threats and develop mitigation workflows.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance detection and response.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Forensic skills

Python programming

Data analysis

Cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or Computer Science

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Data lake platforms

Job description

Overview

Senior Threat Hunter (Cyber Security) – Full time Employee – London, UK - Hybrid

CyberProof, a UST company, is a global cybersecurity services and platform provider dedicated to helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats. We build secure digital ecosystems by automating threat detection, prioritization, and response-empowering our clients to react faster and smarter.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive threat hunting across network, endpoint, and cloud environments to detect signs of compromise.
• Research emerging threats, attacker techniques, and vulnerabilities to develop hunting strategies and mitigation workflows.
• Innovate and implement new processes to address complex cybersecurity risks.
• Apply data mining techniques to extract actionable insights from large datasets.
• Stay current with cybersecurity trends, technologies, and threat landscapes.
• Develop reports and dashboards to communicate threat intelligence and security posture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance detection and response capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in threat hunting or incident response, with strong forensic and investigative skills.
• Deep understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), including MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, and data lake platforms.
• Proficiency in operating systems (Linux/Unix and Windows) and network traffic analysis.
• Experience hunting in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong Python skills, especially with libraries like Pandas and MsticPY.
• Familiarity with Jupyter Notebooks for data analysis and visualization.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., GIAC GCIH, GCFA, GREM, OSCP, CEH) are a plus.