Senior Threat Hunter & Detection Engineering Lead

Cboe Global Markets; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,900 - 169,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary lunch, snacks, and coffee

Paid Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

On-site gyms

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Cboe Global Markets is seeking a Senior Engineer Threat Hunting in Chicago, responsible for defining and executing the enterprise approach to detection engineering and threat hunting. This role requires expertise in SIEM and EDR, focusing on building detection capabilities. The ideal candidate has 5-8+ years of cybersecurity experience and will work in a four-day in-office model.

The position offers competitive salary and diverse benefits, including paid time off, health and wellness programs, and supportive career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5‑8+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, detection engineering, threat hunting, or offensive security.
• Deep expertise in attacker tradecraft, adversary behaviors, and defensive detection techniques across multiple domains.
• Proven ability to solve ambiguous, systemic, cross‑organizational security problems with minimal direction.

Responsibilities

• Owning the enterprise detection engineering capability end‑to‑end.
• Designing, implementing, and reviewing high‑fidelity detections across various environments.
• Leading complex, hypothesis‑driven threat hunts that address ambiguous, cross‑organizational risk.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

Offensive security

SIEM

EDR

Cloud security platforms

Scripting and automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Google SecOps

Defender XDR

Crowdstrike

Job description

Cboe Global Markets is seeking a Senior Engineer Threat Hunting in Chicago, responsible for defining and executing the enterprise approach to detection engineering and threat hunting. This role requires expertise in SIEM and EDR, focusing on building detection capabilities. The ideal candidate has 5-8+ years of cybersecurity experience and will work in a four-day in-office model.

The position offers competitive salary and diverse benefits, including paid time off, health and wellness programs, and supportive career development opportunities.