Senior Threat Hunter: Proactive Cyber Threat Research

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FLEXWORK

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a senior Threat Hunter to join Unit 42's Managed Services group. Threat Hunters lead hunting activities across datasets to identify malware, threat actors, and campaign activity, with a cross-disciplinary approach to cybersecurity and hands-on technical work.

The role emphasizes proactive search for malicious activity, development of new hunting techniques, and close collaboration with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, customers, and leadership to guide

Qualifications

• 4+ years of cybersecurity research experience, focusing on either APTs or cybercrime.
• Experience in forensic analysis and incident response tools (dynamic and static): IDA Pro, OllyDbg, Wireshark.
• Understanding of APT operations, attack vectors, data exfiltration, lateral movement, persistence, etc.
• Familiarity with organizational cybersecurity measures, protective tools, and remediation techniques.
• Experience using XDR/EDR tools.

Responsibilities

• Proactively search for signs of malicious activity within an organization’s network.
• Develop new hunting techniques through research and experimentation.
• Collaborate with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Customers, and leadership to coordinate responses.
• Share findings and coordinate response efforts with multiple teams.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

English communication

Research and analysis

Python

SQL

Documentation

Tools

IDA Pro

OllyDbg

Wireshark

XDR/EDR tools

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a senior Threat Hunter to join Unit 42's Managed Services group. Threat Hunters lead hunting activities across datasets to identify malware, threat actors, and campaign activity, with a cross-disciplinary approach to cybersecurity and hands-on technical work.

The role emphasizes proactive search for malicious activity, development of new hunting techniques, and close collaboration with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, customers, and leadership to guide