Threat Hunting Consultant

📋 Description

• Threat hunts across endpoint, identity, network, and security analytics to uncover malicious
• Investigate with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft 365 Defender/XDR, Splunk Enterprise
• Develop high-fidelity detection rules, correlation searches, and hunting queries using KQL and SPL
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK and attacker TTPs to guide threat-hunting activities and detection coverage.
• Perform incident response, endpoint forensics, malware analysis, and investigations to determine
• Translate threat intel into actionable detection logic, hunting hypotheses, and response procedures.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of threat hunting, detection engineering, incident response, or related security
• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and strong knowledge of
• Expert-level experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, with advanced SPL for threat hunting and
• Experience with Splunk UBA or comparable behavioral analytics platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Kusto Query Language (KQL) and developing sophisticated hunting/detection
• Proven experience conducting hypothesis-driven threat hunts and identifying attacker behaviors and

🎁 Benefits

• Annual salary range of $110,000–$130,000.
• Full-time opportunity focused on cybersecurity, threat hunting, and detection engineering.
• Remote work environment with collaboration from India.
• Opportunity to work with Microsoft Defender, Splunk Enterprise Security, and behavioral analytics.
• Exposure to complex security investigations, enterprise-scale threat detection, and incident
• Contribute to security strategy, knowledge sharing, training, and mentoring.