Threat Hunter

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays and sick leave

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Threat Hunter to join a growing client in the cybersecurity industry in the United States. The role is fully remote and ideal for a hands-on security professional with a strong background in networking, systems engineering, and cyber threat detection.

Responsibilities include proactive threat hunting, building SPL queries in Splunk, and investigating incidents using SIEM and UEBA/UBA tools to safeguard enterprise infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Hands-on threat hunting experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience with SIEM platforms and building SPL queries from scratch.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, systems administration, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Experience with UEBA/UBA to detect anomalous user and entity behavior.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive threat hunting across enterprise environments to identify malicious activity and indicators of compromise.
• Create and optimize SPL queries from scratch within Splunk or a comparable SIEM platform to enhance threat detection.
• Investigate anomalous events, user activity, and potential security incidents using SIEM and UEBA/UBA technologies.
• Analyze network, system, and security telemetry to uncover emerging threats and improve defensive capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop detection strategies and strengthen security posture.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Security operations

UEBA/UBA

Networking concepts

Tools

Splunk

SPL queries

SIEM

UEBA

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Threat Hunter to join a growing client in the cybersecurity industry in the United States. The Threat Hunter role is fully remote. The Threat Hunter role is ideal for a hands-on security professional with a strong background in networking, systems engineering, and cyber threat detection who enjoys proactively identifying and investigating advanced threats.

Responsibilities of the Threat Hunter include:

• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities across enterprise environments to identify malicious activity and indicators of compromise.
• Create and optimize SPL queries from scratch within Splunk or a comparable SIEM platform to enhance threat detection.
• Investigate anomalous events, user activity, and potential security incidents utilizing SIEM and UEBA/UBA technologies.
• Analyze network, system, and security telemetry to uncover emerging threats and improve defensive capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop detection strategies and strengthen the organization's security posture.

Requirements of the Threat Hunter include:

• 4+ years of experience in threat hunting, incident response, security operations, or a related cybersecurity function.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk or another SIEM platform, including building SPL queries from scratch.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, systems administration, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Experience working with UEBA or UBA platforms to identify suspicious user and entity behavior.
• Prior experience as a Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, or similarly technical infrastructure-focused role is highly preferred.

Compensation for the Threat Hunter include:

• $130,000 - $160,000 annually
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.
• This job opens for applications on 10/08/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Threat Hunter, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Threat Hunting, SIEM, Splunk, SPL, UEBA, UBA, Incident Response, Security Operations, Network Security, Systems Engineering,

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