MXDR Elite - Threat Hunter - Consultant

Role Responsibilities

• Review security-related events and assess their risk and validity based on available telemetry from network, endpoint, and global threat intelligence information in order to identify good use cases for automation playbooks.
• Apply Python scripting, Pandas data analysis and bash scripting skills to automate routine tasks and enhance the efficiency of security operations.
• Develop and implement automation playbooks and AI solutions to improve incident response time and SOC efficiency.
• API Integration: Interface with various security-related APIs, such as Microsoft Graph, Azure Sentinel, Virustotal, Urlscan, and others, for debugging and integration into our security ecosystem.
• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve security incidents while applying advanced understanding of attacker methodologies and tactics.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Cybersecurity Analyst working in a security operations center (Security analysis or incident response or threat hunting).
• Excellent knowledge and hands-on experience with Python and Python libraries, particularly Pandas.
• Experience in utilizing and troubleshooting APIs for system integration.
• Deep understanding of IT incident response frameworks.
• Knowledge of AI and automation playbooks integration in a SOC.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to write scripts to automate new and existing tasks.
• Good threat hunting mindset to easily identify the most relevant information from large contexts of data.
• Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Risk assessment and decision making
• The ability to analyze within reason facts and situations, decision making, evaluating consequences of others and undertake acceptable risks.
• Influencing - the ability to convince others of his opinions and determine them to follow.
• Task management and planning - The ability to effectively set an adequate action plan for himself/herself and for others, to reach a goal.

Education/Experience

• 5 + years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience:
• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent program in Computer Science, Network Security, Information Security or other applicable field and 5+ years of work experience in the field

Certifications

• Industry certification from vendors: GIAC, EC-Council, Cisco, Juniper, CompTIA, ITIL, Unix, Microsoft, ISC2, etc. (e.g.: CISSP, GSEC, GCIA, GWAPT, GCIH, GCFA/GCFE, GREM, OSCP/OSCE, eLearn THP or similar certification preferred)

Language

• English - Very strong verbal and written skills

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