Senior Manager – Threat Hunting

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. is seeking a seasoned Threat Hunting professional to proactively identify advanced cyber threats and strengthen detection capabilities across our digital environment.

You will lead intelligence-led hunting across endpoints, networks, and cloud, while mentoring SOC teams to raise overall security maturity in a BFSI setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science, IT, Digital Forensics, or related discipline.
• 10-12 years of experience in Threat Hunting, SOC Operations, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, or Cyber Defense.
• Deep expertise in MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM/SOAR, EDR/XDR, UEBA, Threat Intelligence, Malware Analysis, IDS/IPS, and Security Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive threat hunting across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and application environments.
• Develop intelligence-driven hunting hypotheses based on emerging threats, malware campaigns, and adversary tactics.
• Improve detection coverage using MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat intelligence.
• Conduct advanced threat investigations, campaign analysis, IOC enrichment, behavioral analytics, and anomaly detection.
• Develop and enhance SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and UEBA detection use cases.
• Collaborate with SOC, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Infrastructure, and Security teams.
• Create threat hunting playbooks, ATT&CK coverage matrices, and detection gap assessments.
• Support cyber resilience initiatives, regulatory readiness, and continuous threat monitoring improvements.
• Mentor SOC analysts and drive hunting maturity across the organization.

Skills

Threat Hunting

Incident Response

Threat Intelligence

Detection Engineering

Security Analytics

MITRE ATT&CK

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Cyber Security/Info Sec/CS/IT

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR/XDR

UEBA

Job description

We are hiring a seasoned Threat Hunting professional to proactively identify advanced cyber threats, strengthen detection capabilities, and enhance cyber defense maturity. The role will focus on intelligence-led threat hunting, attacker behavior analysis, detection engineering, threat intelligence operationalization, and continuous improvement of security monitoring capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead proactive threat hunting across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and application environments.
• Develop intelligence-driven hunting hypotheses based on emerging threats, malware campaigns, and adversary tactics.
• Improve detection coverage using MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat intelligence.
• Conduct advanced threat investigations, campaign analysis, IOC enrichment, behavioral analytics, and anomaly detection.
• Develop and enhance SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and UEBA detection use cases.
• Collaborate with SOC, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Infrastructure, and Security teams.
• Create threat hunting playbooks, ATT&CK coverage matrices, and detection gap assessments.
• Support cyber resilience initiatives, regulatory readiness, and continuous threat monitoring improvements.
• Mentor SOC analysts and drive hunting maturity across the organization.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science, IT, Digital Forensics, or related discipline.
• 10-12 years of experience in Threat Hunting, SOC Operations, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Detection Engineering, or Cyber Defense.
• Deep expertise in MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM/SOAR, EDR/XDR, UEBA, Threat Intelligence, Malware Analysis, IDS/IPS, and Security Analytics.
• Hands-on experience in proactive threat discovery, attack pattern analysis, and detection engineering.
• Experience working in BFSI or highly regulated environments.
• Preferred certifications: GCTI, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, CISSP, CISM, CEH, Microsoft Security Operations Analyst, Splunk, QRadar, or Microsoft Sentinel certifications.