Threat Hunting Researcher (Unit 42)
Core
Investigate hunting leads based on IOCs and threat intelligence to serve as a critical line of defense for multinational organizations against cyber threats.
Role type
Senior IC threat hunter (incident investigation & MDR support)
Builds
Threat hunting reports, investigation summaries, and customer-facing security analysis
Domain
Cybersecurity / Threat Intelligence / Incident Response
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
Threat hunting, incident investigation, SOC analysis, detection engineering, DFIR, MDR, attacker behavior analysis, log-based investigations, networking fundamentals, cloud security, endpoint security, identity security
Preferred skills
Incident Response environment experience, Python, SQL, malware analysis, technical report writing
Technologies
IOCs, threat intelligence platforms, SIEM, EDR, cloud security tools, endpoint protection
Responsibilities
Provide coverage for core threat hunting activities; respond to urgent hunting-related requests and suspected security incidents; execute threat hunting reports and workflows; monitor the threat landscape for emerging campaigns; escalate major security events; support the MDR team; provide feedback on findings and workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC