Senior Incident Responder & Threat Hunter - Defender

ShorePoint; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 144 hours

11 holidays

Insurance premium covered 85%

401k

Continuing education

Certifications maintenance & reimburse

Job summary

ShorePoint in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Senior Incident Responder / Threat Hunter with proven experience in proactive threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence integration, IR investigations and digital forensics to protect enterprise environments. This role leads threat hunts, coordinates IR actions, analyzes telemetry and intelligence, and works with IR stakeholders to improve detection coverage.

Candidates should have 10+ years of relevant work experience and hold or be eligible for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university; a postgraduate degree from an accredited university may substitute for 6 years of experience.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into clear, actionable tasks and processes through critical thinking.
• Applicants must currently be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance, in compliance with federal contract requirements.
• Active DOE Q or equivalent DoD Top Secret clearance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured monthly threat hunts, documenting hypotheses, rationale, methods, findings, what is being hunted, why the hunt is being conducted and recommended detection improvements.
• Perform proactive threat hunting across available telemetry sources to detect, identify and neutralize malicious activity and cybersecurity threats that evade traditional perimeter controls.
• Lead or support IR, reporting, handling and resolution activities, conducting technical investigations and fact-finding for suspected or confirmed security incidents and security concerns.
• Perform cybersecurity threat intelligence gathering from open and closed sources to integrate threat intelligence into hunts, detections and operational alerting capabilities for specific systems and applications.
• Perform digital forensic investigations to collect, preserve and analyze digital evidence, supporting comprehensive IR, fact-finding and technical coordination with IR stakeholders.
• Perform day-to-day continuous monitoring telemetry reviews and log analysis to support ongoing threat detection, event tracking and incident investigations.
• Identify gaps in detection coverage and recommend improvements to reduce risk, improve visibility and track metrics related to detection queries and identified security gaps.

Skills

IR experience

Threat hunting

Cyber threat intel

TTP knowledge

Detection engineering

Forensic handling

Analytical skills

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Postgraduate substitution

Job description

ShorePoint in Albuquerque, NM is seeking a Senior Incident Responder / Threat Hunter with proven experience in proactive threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence integration, IR investigations and digital forensics to protect enterprise environments. This role leads threat hunts, coordinates IR actions, analyzes telemetry and intelligence, and works with IR stakeholders to improve detection coverage.

Candidates should have 10+ years of relevant work experience and hold or be eligible for