Threat Hunter: Advanced Cyber Defense & SIEM Expert

Socket.dev; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Pension plan

401(k) with company match

Medical insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

FirstEnergy in Akron, Ohio is seeking a Cybersecurity Threat Hunter to contribute to incident response, analyze threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures, and develop actionable reports for stakeholders. The role focuses on researching and developing tools and content to strengthen security posture.

Responsibilities include refining SIEM/EDR/SOAR content, training staff, and collaborating across teams to deliver security solutions while maintaining current knowledge of cyber threats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Security, or similar discipline is required with 1 to 3 years of experience.
• Industry standard certifications will be considered such as OSCP, GIAC (GCTI, GCIH, GREM, GCFA), CISSP and HTB CPTS
• A bachelor's degree in another field with 4 years relevant industry experience in cyber/information security will be considered
• In lieu of a degree, 3 years of related experience is required
• Related experience includes SOC experience, IT Security in detection, triage, investigation, and remediation of security incidents

Responsibilities

• Proactively search for and identify vulnerabilities in the organization’s security systems
• Collaborate with the SOC to convert intelligence into actionable defensive capabilities
• Evaluate intelligence sources and feeds for relevance, accuracy, timeliness, and value to reduce alert noise
• Analyze threat actors' TTPs to provide detailed technical reports for stakeholders
• Analyze threat reporting from OSINT, advisories, ISACs, and trusted partners
• Research and enrich IOCs, including domains, IPs, URLs, file hashes, certs, and attacker infrastructure

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

TTP analysis

Threat intel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Bachelor's degree in another field with 4 years experience

3 years related cyber security experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Python

PowerShell

Linux

Job description

FirstEnergy in Akron, Ohio is seeking a Cybersecurity Threat Hunter to contribute to incident response, analyze threat actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures, and develop actionable reports for stakeholders. The role focuses on researching and developing tools and content to strengthen security posture.

Responsibilities include refining SIEM/EDR/SOAR content, training staff, and collaborating across teams to deliver security solutions while maintaining current knowledge of cyber threats.