Threat Hunter

360 Adept, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive Cybersecurity Analyst to enhance their threat hunting capabilities. In this role, you will conduct threat hunting, build and evolve tooling, and integrate threat intelligence into operations. Collaborating closely with the SOC team, you'll advise on platform enhancements and work to remediate threats, ultimately improving the long-term security posture of clients. This position offers a dynamic environment where your expertise in analyzing large datasets and understanding malware activity will be invaluable. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of malware activity on endpoints.
• Experience with threat hunting and cybersecurity practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive threat hunting and build hunting tooling.
• Advise SOC team on platform enhancements and threat remediation.

Skills

Threat Hunting

Malware Analysis

Data Analysis

Cyber Threat Intelligence

OSINT Techniques

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity

Bachelor's Degree in Information Assurance

Equivalent work experience of 5 or more years

Tools

Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)

Cyber Threat Intelligence Tools

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Job description

Conducts proactive threat hunting; builds, evolves, and expands hunting tooling, techniques and use-cases; integrates relevant threat intelligence and dark web data into hunting operations; advises SOC team on platform enhancements to further enable rapid and effective threat hunting; works closely with SOC clients to remediate threats and improve long-term security posture; ability to work with large datasets to get valuable and vital information; strong understanding of common malware activity on endpoints; knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and known APT group activity; utilizes Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) technologies; works with Cyber threat Intelligence tools and data; leverages OSINT tools and techniques.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information or Information Technology, Cybersecurity or Information Assurance, or equivalent work experience of 5 or more years.

Certifications:

GIAC Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics (GCFA), GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI).