Senior Threat Hunter

SimSpace

. Mentor and develop advanced threat hunting tactics and strategies for global clients and international organizations .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $135,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in advanced threat hunting tactics, AI agent integration, and cybersecurity safeguards across enterprise networks. Proficient in developing and executing cyber defense strategies, mentoring teams, and communicating complex security concepts effectively.

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Threat HuntingAI Agent IntegrationCybersecurity SafeguardsSecurity OperationsIncident Response

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Hard Skills

Cyber Threat IntelligenceDetection EngineeringOffensive SecurityLog AnalysisDigital ForensicsTelemetry AnalysisIncident Response TechniquesThreat ResearchProposal DevelopmentSecurity Stack Troubleshooting

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationInitiativeConsensus BuildingSelf-Starter

Tools & Technologies

SplunkElasticCrowdStrikePythonPandasSQLHadoopHueEDR ToolsSIEM Tools

Industry Keywords

Cyber Kill ChainProactive Security OperationsIncident ResponseThreat Hunting StrategiesEnterprise Security Tools

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityHadoopIoTPandasPythonSplunkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Mentor and develop advanced threat hunting tactics and strategies for global clients and international organizations
Lead technically complex client engagements involving emerging technologies and cybersecurity safeguards in enterprise networks, including OT, IoT, and LLM environments
Advise customers on integrating, identifying, and testing AI agentic capabilities in cybersecurity enterprises
Develop toolsets and cyber threat scenarios with the range operations team to model real-world defense scenarios
Establish parsing rules, dashboards, and tuning for enterprise security tools in the cyber range platform
Deliver instructional content on deeply technical cybersecurity concepts
Design tests to develop AI agents and models
Facilitate cyber defense exercises for SimSpace and its customers
Teach security concepts and demonstrate practical use of open-source and commercial security tools
Reference established and cutting-edge incident response techniques for defending networks against advanced threats
Lead projects, take initiative in daily tasks, and mentor team members
Navigate a complex, geographically dispersed organization and build consensus across competing priorities
Support customer security-team assessments and events, with travel estimated up to 25%

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience generating unique cyber threat research and developing successful proposals for conference training and engagements
Deep understanding of AI agents, including orchestration of agent decision loops, tool access frameworks, and memory systems optimized for threat hunting and proactive security operations
Direct experience performing threat hunting in active corporate environments
6+ years of experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Offensive Security/Red Team, or Cyber Threat Intelligence
Experience analyzing host, network, and application telemetry for indicators of attack across the cyber kill chain
Experience with very large datasets and log analysis tools including Splunk, Elastic, Python, Pandas, SQL, Hadoop, and Hue
Experience consuming and analyzing Cyber Threat Intelligence for actionable takeaways
Ability to apply Cyber Threat Intelligence through enrichment, correlation, and attribution
Experience setting up and/or troubleshooting security stacks
Familiarity with offensive security strategies and assessment methodology
Experience explaining threat hunt objectives to mixed technical and non-technical audiences and communicating associated risk
Hands-on experience demonstrating hunting for indicators of compromise in enterprise-scale EDR and SIEM tools, including Splunk, Elastic, and CrowdStrike
Previous experience performing digital forensics or incident response on major security incidents
Demonstrated self-starter with a desire to help others improve and build the team
Proof of eligibility to work in the United States required at time of hire

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Savings plans
Company-paid counseling, coaching, and family resources through Spring Health
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Flex vacation, company holidays, and dedicated health & wellness days
Paid parental leave
Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants
Full- and partial-subsidized Peloton membership plans and equipment discounts
LinkedIn Learning membership
Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through the SocialSpace Community
Legal plan coverage
Pet insurance
Wellness reimbursements
Remote work arrangement