Cyber Threat Hunter: Proactive Defense & Threat Analytics

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Cyber Threat Hunter to proactively protect enterprise environments by analyzing network, endpoint, and log data to identify threats that may evade traditional controls.

You will establish baselines, develop threat hypotheses, and collaborate with the SOC to enhance detection, monitoring, and response capabilities. Strong scripting and malware analysis skills are valued in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4 years of cybersecurity or related security experience.
• Experience across multiple OS platforms for cyber investigations.

Responsibilities

• Threat hunt across networks, endpoints, and datasets to detect threats.
• Analyze logs from multiple sources to validate threat activity.
• Establish baselines for normal activity to improve detection.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts to improve alerts and monitoring.
• Develop automation to streamline hunting and reduce response time.
• Research adversary TTPs and develop investigative leads.
• Support incident response with documentation and recommendations.
• Examine malware and threats to assess impact.

Skills

Threat hunting

Anomaly detection

Log analysis

Malware analysis

Reverse engineering

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Python

PowerShell

SOAR platforms

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a Cyber Threat Hunter to proactively protect enterprise environments by analyzing network, endpoint, and log data to identify threats that may evade traditional controls.

You will establish baselines, develop threat hypotheses, and collaborate with the SOC to enhance detection, monitoring, and response capabilities. Strong scripting and malware analysis skills are valued in this role.