Cyber Threat Hunter Lead — Drive Threat Discovery & Response

AEP Service Corporation; United States; Sur place; USD 116 000 - 151 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

American Electric Power is seeking a Senior Threat Hunter to lead proactive threat hunting across enterprise, cloud, identity, and OT environments, guiding detections and incident response efforts. You will analyze threat intelligence, develop hunt playbooks, and mentor junior analysts to strengthen defense capabilities.

The role focuses on complex investigations, reverse engineering, and collaboration with Detection Engineering and Security Operations to reduce risk and improve detection

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience in IT/system administration/security
• 7+ years of Information Technology related experience or 5+ years in security-related roles (military/government experience acceptable)
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field preferred and relevant certifications welcomed

Responsabilités

• Lead proactive threat hunting across enterprise, cloud, identity, and OT environments to identify and disrupt adversary activity.
• Analyze threat intelligence, adversary TTPs, and trends to prioritize hunting efforts and risk.
• Develop and execute hypothesis-driven hunts using MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain methodologies.
• Lead complex investigations involving APTs, insider threats, ransomware, and intrusions.
• Provide threat analysis, scoping, and remediation recommendations during cyber incidents as a senior advisor.
• Translate hunting findings into actionable detections, use cases, and security improvements.
• Collaborate with Detection Engineering and Security Operations to close visibility gaps and strengthen controls.
• Mentor junior threat hunters and analysts to grow investigative capabilities.
• Communicate complex findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement of hunting capabilities; establish program metrics.

Connaissances

Threat hunting

Incident response

Threat intelligence

MITRE ATT&CK

Cyber security investigations

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

Associates degree with 2 years relevant experience

High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience

Description du poste

American Electric Power is seeking a Senior Threat Hunter to lead proactive threat hunting across enterprise, cloud, identity, and OT environments, guiding detections and incident response efforts. You will analyze threat intelligence, develop hunt playbooks, and mentor junior analysts to strengthen defense capabilities.

The role focuses on complex investigations, reverse engineering, and collaboration with Detection Engineering and Security Operations to reduce risk and improve detection