Remote Cyber Threat Hunter: Proactive Defense & Detection

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote work

Flexible hours

Training and development

Tools access

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Placements24 in Vereeniging area is seeking a proactive Cybersecurity Threat Hunter for a fully remote role. You will lead proactive hunting, analyze logs and telemetry, and develop detection rules to identify and mitigate threats across the environment.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity or a related field and at least five years of experience, with strong skills in SIEM/EDR, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), scripting, and threat modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of cybersecurity experience with threat hunting or incident response.
• Experience analyzing network protocols, endpoint telemetry and log data.
• Proficiency with security tools such as SIEM, EDR, network forensics tools, and threat intel platforms.
• Strong scripting skills (Python/PowerShell) for data analysis and automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute proactive threat hunting methodologies and campaigns.
• Analyze large datasets (logs, network traffic, endpoint telemetry) to identify IOCs.
• Investigate suspicious activities and determine impact.
• Develop detection rules and signatures based on hunting findings.
• Collaborate with SOC and IR teams to share intelligence and support investigations.
• Stay informed about latest TTPs and threat actor techniques.
• Utilize threat intelligence feeds to guide hunting efforts.
• Document hunting hypotheses, methodologies and findings.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of monitoring and detection capabilities.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for hunting tasks.

Skills

5+ years cybersecurity experience

Threat hunting / incident response

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Network forensics

Threat intelligence platforms

Job description

Placements24 in Vereeniging area is seeking a proactive Cybersecurity Threat Hunter for a fully remote role. You will lead proactive hunting, analyze logs and telemetry, and develop detection rules to identify and mitigate threats across the environment.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity or a related field and at least five years of experience, with strong skills in SIEM/EDR, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), scripting, and threat modeling.