Senior Threat Analyst – Threat Hunter
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Seeking a detail-oriented Threat Hunter to defend customer environments at Sophos. Collaborate with a dedicated threat hunting team using advanced tools and techniques.
Responsibilities:
- Review telemetry and hunting leads from various sources and determine whether they are benign or warrant further investigation.
- Propose new countermeasures or updates to detect advanced threats and reduce signal-to-noise ratio.
- Conduct threat hunts across the MDR Elite customer base using a variety of tools and methodologies.
- Communicate and document findings to various customer audiences including technical and executive teams.
- Actively research emerging Indicators of Compromise/Attack, threat actor TTPs, exploits and vulnerabilities.
- Assume ownership in problem resolution striving for customer satisfaction.
- Proactively work to document and minimize operational and client impacting issues that arise during day-to-day operations. Develop innovative and creative recommendations that improve customer outcomes.
- Provide mentorship to junior teammates, guiding their career development.
- Actively contribute to internal projects per assignments received from the manager in alignment with own knowledge, skills, and workload.
Requirements:
- 5-8 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Thorough understanding of Threat Hunting methodologies.
- Familiarity of Python, Python data science libraries and Jupyter Notebooks.
- Knowledge of common and new adversarial attack methods, tactics and techniques.
- Endpoint and network security experience required; IDS, IPS, EDR, ATP, Malware defenses and monitoring experience
- Bachelor’s in information technology, Computer Science or a related field; or relevant commensurate work experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical individuals.
- Self-Initiative and ability to successfully manage your time to meet the various demands of the role with minimal leadership oversight.
- Preferred certifications: GCIA, GCFE, GCFA, OSCP or equivalent.
Benefits:
- Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
- Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
- Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
- Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
- Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
- Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

















