Threat Hunter & Incident Response Specialist — Hybrid

First Focus; Hinoba-an; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

HMO day 1 including one dependent

Dental cover

Uprise coaching access

25 paid leave days

Paid study days and certifications

Weekly technical training

Referral program

MVP Award

Team events

Office locations Manila (Ortigas) and…

Job summary

First Focus in Manila is seeking a security-focused professional to join our Security team. You will hunt threats, investigate incidents, and drive proactive security improvements across multi-client environments.

You will configure and maintain platforms like ThreatLocker, SentinelOne, Huntress, Avanan and Cisco Umbrella while leveraging Microsoft 365 and Azure security tools. Excellent English and calm under pressure are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Security-focused experience within a MSP/IT outsourcing or offshoring environment.
• Hands-on cybersecurity services across multi-tenant environments including threat monitoring, incident response and remediation.
• Experience with Essential 8 and NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Security including Defender, Purview and Entra ID Protection.
• Working knowledge of Azure Security including Defender for Cloud and Privileged Identity Management.

Responsibilities

• Hunt threats, remediate vulnerabilities, and make security breaches deeply inconvenient for attackers.
• Deliver security assessments and recommend proactive improvements across client environments.
• Take ownership of security escalations from our Support team with a calm, methodical approach.
• Investigate security incidents, gather evidence, identify root causes, and help prevent repeats.
• Configure, maintain and optimise platforms including ThreatLocker, SentinelOne, Huntress, Avanan and Cisco Umbrella.
• Continuously identify opportunities to simplify and improve our security services.

Skills

MSP security exp

Multi-tenant security

Security frameworks

M365 Security

Azure Security

Analytical thinking

English communication

Under pressure

Tools

Defender

Purview

Entra ID Protection

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender for Cloud

Privileged Identity Management

ThreatLocker

SentinelOne

Huntress

Avanan

Cisco Umbrella

Job description

First Focus in Manila is seeking a security-focused professional to join our Security team. You will hunt threats, investigate incidents, and drive proactive security improvements across multi-client environments.

You will configure and maintain platforms like ThreatLocker, SentinelOne, Huntress, Avanan and Cisco Umbrella while leveraging Microsoft 365 and Azure security tools. Excellent English and calm under pressure are essential for success.