SOC Threat Hunting & Detection Lead

Pacific Comnet (M) Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Comnet (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is seeking a seasoned SOC professional to lead threat hunting across hybrid environments using SIEM, EDR, and NDR telemetry. The role emphasizes translating threat intel into detection rules and incident response, leveraging MITRE ATT&CK, and building targeted hunting campaigns.

The ideal candidate will design high-fidelity detection rules, craft use cases based on MITRE ATT&CK, reduce false positives, and engage customers with best-practice security guidance

Qualifications

• Min. 5 years of relevant experience in SOC/MSSP environments with SIEM, SOAR platforms and EDR expertise.
• Strong grasp of threat detection, Cyber TTPs, and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and network security tools.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management, and security configuration and automation.
• Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) experience enabling deeper investigations and root cause analysis is an added advantage.
• Ability to analyze security issues and recommend effective solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to work without supervision and take ownership.
• Able to work shifts to support 24x7 SOC operations.
• Candidates with more relevant experience will be considered for SOC Lead role.

Responsibilities

• Proactively hunt for threats across hybrid environments using telemetry from SIEM, EDR, and NDR tools.
• Analyze and operationalize threat intel to inform detection rules and incident response.
• Leverage threat intelligence and MITRE frameworks to build and execute targeted hunting campaigns.
• Design and fine-tune high-fidelity detection rules across SIEMs and EDR platforms.
• Build custom use cases based on MITRE ATT&CK.
• Eliminate false positives, improve alert accuracy, and continuously optimize detection logic.
• Engage with customers to address cybersecurity queries, share best practices, and support compliance efforts.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date technical sales collateral including solution briefs, architecture diagrams, and other documents.
• Review and uplift MSSP capabilities in intrusion detection, threat hunting, and incident response.

Skills

Threat Hunting

Threat Detection

MITRE ATT&CK

Incident Response

Cyber TTPs

Communications

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

NDR

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Pacific Comnet (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is seeking a seasoned SOC professional to lead threat hunting across hybrid environments using SIEM, EDR, and NDR telemetry. The role emphasizes translating threat intel into detection rules and incident response, leveraging MITRE ATT&CK, and building targeted hunting campaigns.

The ideal candidate will design high-fidelity detection rules, craft use cases based on MITRE ATT&CK, reduce false positives, and engage customers with best-practice security guidance