Cyber Threat Hunter: Hybrid Role with Growth

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Hybrid role

Career development

Performance bonuses

Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a proactive Cyber Threat Hunter for its Pretoria security operations team. You will identify advanced threats, develop detection rules, and analyze large datasets to uncover hidden indicators of compromise.

The role blends hands-on hunting with collaboration across SOC, IR, and intel teams. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in cybersecurity, strong scripting skills (Python/PowerShell), and a solid understanding of network protocols, Windows/Linux security, and MITRE

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in cybersecurity roles (SOC/IR/threat intel).
• Experience in threat hunting, forensics, or malware analysis.
• Proficient with Windows/Linux, SIEM/EDR tooling.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and threat intel basics.

Responsibilities

• Proactively hunt for threats using IOC analysis and hypothesis-driven techniques.
• Develop and tune detection rules, analytics, and playbooks.
• Analyze logs, PCAP, and endpoint data to uncover indicators.
• Investigate incidents, determine scope and impact, and report findings.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, and intel teams.
• Stay current on threat actor TTPs and research.
• Create scripts/tools to automate threat hunting processes.
• Document methodologies, findings, and recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in red team exercises and threat modeling.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Digital forensics

Malware analysis

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

SIEM experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

ELK Stack

EDR tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a proactive Cyber Threat Hunter for its Pretoria security operations team. You will identify advanced threats, develop detection rules, and analyze large datasets to uncover hidden indicators of compromise.

The role blends hands-on hunting with collaboration across SOC, IR, and intel teams. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in cybersecurity, strong scripting skills (Python/PowerShell), and a solid understanding of network protocols, Windows/Linux security, and MITRE