Security Analyst, InfoSec (Threat Hunting)
MumbaiFull-time5–9 yrsPosted 2 months ago
Senior cybersecurity role at Hcxs in Mumbai. Needs 5+ years and a B.Tech, B.E. or B.Sc.
About the role
We are looking to hire a Security Analyst for our InfoSec team. This resource will be a Threat Hunter proactively identifies advanced cyber threats within organizational networks that evade traditional detection tools. This role involves hypothesis-driven investigations to uncover hidden adversaries, mitigate risks, and enhance SOC capabilities.
What you'll do
- Develop and test hypotheses based on threat intelligence, anomalies, and attack patterns to proactively hunt for malicious activity
- Analyze logs, network traffic, endpoints, and telemetry data using tools like SIEM, EDR, and custom scripts to correlate events and detect stealthy attacks
- Document findings, create repeatable hunt playbooks, and collaborate with detection engineering to automate responses and improve defenses
- Research emerging threats, malware, and TTPs (tactics, techniques, procedures); generate reports and recommend mitigations
- Conduct threat hunting campaigns, assess vulnerabilities, and support incident response while optimizing hunting tools and processes
What you need
- Incident response
- Network security
- EDR
- Splunk
- Python
- SIEM