Senior Threat Hunter, Sophos
$121-201k
Salary applicable for US based candidates + Bonus
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
Be an early applicant
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$121-201k
Salary applicable for US based candidates + Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop powerful and intuitive products and services that provide the world's most effective cybersecurity for organizations of any size.
Role
Who you are
- The role will require knowledge of all scopes of threat actor activity on the endpoint, including Windows, Linux and MacOS
- Advanced knowledge of all aspects of process execution and understanding how attacks are chained together is critical
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Threat Hunter, Incident Response, or Detection Analyst
- Experience analyzing operating system and application logs with the ability to separate normal baseline activity from suspicious activity requiring further analysis
- Experience with developing complex search queries including use of SQL and RegEx
- Knowledge of statistical techniques for uncovering anomalies in large data sets
- Ability to apply creative and critical thinking when approaching issues
- Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, for delivery briefings to varied audiences of technical, operational, and senior client staff
- Experience providing oral and written briefings to executive leadership
- Experience working closing with detection teams to create preventative or alerting rules
- Cybersecurity certifications (preferred)
- BA or BS degree (preferred)
What the job involves
- As a Cyber Threat Hunter part of our Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Team, you will leverage your experience, expertise, and cybersecurity knowledge of adversary behaviors to identify activity that may have bypassed detections
- Plan and independently execute proactive threat hunts across all MDR customers
- Thoroughly document threat hunt tickets to support metrics and reporting
- Understand existing in place detections to ensure threat hunts are relevant to addressing a gap
- Provide extensive details and feedback to detection teams to advance customer protection
- Keep abreast of and incorporate the latest internal and external intelligence into the hunt planning process
- Support ad-hoc and long-term projects as assigned my leadership to improve threat hunting processes and technical capabilities
- Act as a resource for more junior analysts requiring any support during an active incident
Our take
Due to the fast-evolving nature of cybercrime, companies can struggle to keep their security up-to-date and resilient. Sophos provides managed cybersecurity services to identify and resolve cyberthreats within all sizes of organisations, combining cutting edge cybersecurity tech with expert support teams.
Leveraging AI and machine learning, Sophos' system automates the detection and blocking of over 99% of threats, meaning its analysts only have to hunt down and stop the most sophisticated attackers. As well as its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) product - which, serving over 15,000 customers, is the most-used on the market - the company also delivers Incident Response Services for those experiencing an active threat.
Sophos is not a new player in the cybersecurity space, but has demonstrated its dedication to innovation with continued product launches, updates, and acquisitions such as that of BAE spinout SOC.OS that have kept its tech at the front of the market. Alongside many of its peers, the effects of the economic climate have caused Sophos to cut staff as it focusses on achieving “the optimal balance of growth and profitability", but this recent hiccup does not take away from its position as a market leader continuously leading adaption in the space.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
36% female employees
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$2.6m
SEED
Total funding: $2.6m
Company benefits
- Remote-first working model & hybrid options
- We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
- Flexible start and end times for many roles
- Leadership development program
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
- Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
- Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
- Free annual subscription to the Calm app
- Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
- We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
- Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
- Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
- Health care benefits available worldwide
Company values
- Simplicity: We strive to embrace design, automation, and re-engineering across our products and business operations. We aim to create instinctive next-gen products that provide IT professionals with exactly what they need to do their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Empowerment: We support and enable people to do great work. We trust people to take ownership, to take smart risks, and to deliver results. We encourage people to take action, to seek knowledge, and to question actions inconsistent with our mission, values, or principles.
- Passion: We care intensely about our success and our impact. We maintain high standards and continuously strive to improve. We inspire others.
- Innovation: We stay at the forefront and advance the boundaries of what is possible. If we fail, we do it quickly, learn, share the lessons learned, and move forward. We always seek better approaches to what we do.
- Authenticity: We are genuine, transparent, and honest. We admit our mistakes and strive to remain self-aware. We say what we think, even if it might be difficult.
Company HQ
Abingdon, UK
Articles
Leadership
Kris Hagerman
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Corel Corporation, who previously served as Group President of Data Center Management at Symantec. Was also Executive VP and GM of Storage and Server Management at Veritas Software, as well as CEO and Founder of both Bigbook and Affinia.
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