Senior Cyber Threat Hunter & SOC Lead

Invictus International Consulting, LLC.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Invictus International Consulting, LLC. seeks a Cybersecurity Threat Analyst Subject Matter Expert IV to lead proactive threat hunting within the SOC and to drive the development of the SOC threat-hunting methodology and playbooks.

You will search across enterprise telemetry for indicators of malicious activity and direct advanced hunt campaigns based on threat intelligence and adversary TTPs. The role requires8+ years of relevant experience, expert knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, and a DoD/IC

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 4 years may substitute for degree.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in threat hunting, adversary analysis, or related work.
• Expert-level hands-on experience in threat hunting and cyber defense analysis.
• Experience leading complex hunt campaigns and identifying malicious activity missed by alerts.
• Expert knowledge of adversary TTPs, MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence operationalization.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT II or IAM II certification; DoD/IC environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for proactive threat hunting within the SOC.
• Lead development of the SOC threat-hunting methodology, hunt lifecycle, and related standards.
• Proactively search across enterprise telemetry for indicators of compromise and malicious activity.
• Develop and direct advanced hunt campaigns based on threat intelligence and TTPs.
• Assess analytical models and determine meaningful adversary behavior or need for further collection.
• Lead pivots across multiple sources and expand scope when evidence indicates broader activity.
• Ensure hunt findings are transitioned to incident response and security operations with clear actions.
• Provide senior input to SOC reporting, threat assessments, and defensive priorities.
• Establish reusable hunt playbooks, ATT&CK mappings, and knowledge repositories.
• Mentor threat analysts and provide technical leadership for exercises and training.
• Identify telemetry gaps and drive improvements with engineering teams.

Skills

Threat hunting

Adversary analysis

Cyber defense analysis

Lead hunt campaigns

MITRE ATT&CK

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Job description

Invictus International Consulting, LLC. seeks a Cybersecurity Threat Analyst Subject Matter Expert IV to lead proactive threat hunting within the SOC and to drive the development of the SOC threat-hunting methodology and playbooks.

You will search across enterprise telemetry for indicators of malicious activity and direct advanced hunt campaigns based on threat intelligence and adversary TTPs. The role requires8+ years of relevant experience, expert knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, and a DoD/IC