Cyber Threat Detection and Hunting, VP

MUFG Bank, Ltd; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 123,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

Retirement plans

Educational assistance and training programs

Paid maternity and parental leave

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

MUFG Bank, Ltd in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Threat Hunter, VP to proactively hunt for adversaries' tactics and recommend improvements to detection rules. The role requires extensive experience in threat hunting and incident response within cybersecurity operations.

Successful candidates will apply their skills with tools like SIEM and EDR, and demonstrate proficiency in programming for automation. A hybrid work schedule is offered, with on-site work four days a week.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of prior Threat Hunting or Incident Response experience.
• Experience writing detection logic using SIGMA, YARA, Splunk SPL, or KQL.
• Knowledge of industry standards and frameworks such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK.

Responsibilities

• Perform threat hunts using SIEM, EDR and Threat Hunting Tools.
• Weekly/Monthly tracking and reporting of Threat Hunting activity.
• Serve as backup and rotate for Threat and Vulnerability Intelligence functions.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Threat Hunting

Incident Response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SIGMA

YARA

Splunk SPL

Job description

## Threat Hunter, VPApplylocations: Jersey City, NJtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 10076807-WD**Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?**Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.**Job Summary**In this role you will focus on proactively hunting for threat actor’s tactics, techniques, procedures, and behaviors based on Threat Intelligence and formed hypotheses. You will use your knowledge of networking, operating systems, SIEM, EDR and threat hunting tools to find adversaries, identify gaps in detection and cyber hygiene, and recommend improvements to detection rules. You will assist in incident response with threat actor behavior, IoC based hunting, and track and measure the value of threat hunting activity.You will work closely with a highly skilled team of individuals globally, collaborating across lines of defense, businesses, and technology teams disseminating threat hunting activity and risk mitigation results.This is a 24/7 Cybersecurity Operations organization so you may be occasionally required to perform threat hunting work after hours or on weekends in support of a cyber incident or other threat related requirement.**Major Responsibilities*** Perform threat hunts using SIEM, EDR and Threat Hunting Tools, based on threat intelligence, threat actor TTPs and IOCs, and Threat Hunting hypotheses* Weekly/Monthly tracking and reporting of Threat Hunting activity, progress, metrics* Threat Hunting supporting incident response* Serve as backup and rotation for Threat and Vulnerability Intelligence functions* Support audit and regulatory exams* Administer tools and platforms and related technologies to support Threat Hunting* Document and maintain processes and procedures* Presentations to stakeholders and senior leaders**Qualification*** 6+ years of prior Threat Hunting or Incident Response experience* Proficiency in **Python**, **PowerShell**, or **Bash** for automation, data parsing, and custom tooling.* Experience writing detection logic using **SIGMA**, **YARA**, **Splunk SPL**, or **KQL**.* Ability to develop and maintain scripts for threat hunting workflows and incident response.* Experience using and building AI platforms/agents to automated and build efficiencies* Experience with Threat or Vulnerability intelligence, assessment, management a plus* Knowledge of industry standards and frameworks such as NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, TAHITI, PEAK* Knowledge of SIEM, EDR, Networking, Operating Systems, and Scripting Languages* Knowledge of AI agents auto create* 6+ years overall experience working in a global organization* Minimum of 6 years working directly in Cybersecurity Operations* Experience working within the Financial Services Industry preferred* Relevant technical and industry certifications a plus such as CISSP, ISSMP, SANS, GCIA, CISM, EnCE, CEH, GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, or GSEC**Education:**•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience**Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.**The typical base pay range for this role is as follows:* New York / New Jersey: $123k – 194Kdepending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.