Threat Hunter - Cyber Security & TSOC

FirstEnergy Corp; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp is seeking a Cybersecurity Threat Hunter to support incident response, analyze threat actor TTPs, and develop actionable reports for stakeholders. The role emphasizes researching and building tools, techniques, and processes to strengthen defenses while training staff to improve security readiness.

The successful candidate will refine SIEM/EDR/SOAR content, study forensics, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative security solutions across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS/InfoSec or related field.
• 1–3 years experience for Level II; 4+ years if no degree.
• Experience in SOC operations, detection, triage, investigation, remediation.

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 for relevance, accuracy, timeliness, and operational value.
• Analyze threat actors' TTPs to produce detailed technical reports for stakeholders.
• Analyze threat reports from OSINT, advisories, ISACs and partners.
• Research and enrich IOCs including domains, IPs, URLs, hashes, certificates.
• Monitor geopolitical events and cyber activity for potential impact.
• Serve as cybersecurity SME to support SOC and security solutions.
• Maintain expertise in log analysis, malware reverse engineering, memory forensics, telemetry, and analytics.
• Assist incident response and identify process improvements for SOC.

Skills

Threat hunting

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

MITRE ATT&CK

Python

PowerShell

Bash

C#

Linux

Windows

SOC experience

Security analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

4+ years cyber security experience (alternative)

Tools

OSCP

GIAC (GCTI, GCIH, GREM, GCFA)

CISSP

Job description

FirstEnergy Corp is seeking a Cybersecurity Threat Hunter to support incident response, analyze threat actor TTPs, and develop actionable reports for stakeholders. The role emphasizes researching and building tools, techniques, and processes to strengthen defenses while training staff to improve security readiness.

The successful candidate will refine SIEM/EDR/SOAR content, study forensics, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative security solutions across the