Security Threat Hunting Specialist
ChennaiFull-timeJunior levelPosted over a month ago
Cybersecurity role at WPP in Chennai.
About the role
The Threat Hunter is responsible for proactively identifying advanced threats that evade traditional security controls. This role involves hypothesis-driven investigations, leveraging threat intelligence, and analyzing telemetry across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments to uncover stealthy adversary activity.
What you'll do
- Execute hypothesis-driven hunts based on adversary TTPs and threat intelligence
- Analyze telemetry from SIEM, EDR/XDR, NDR, and cloud-native platforms to identify anomalies
- Develop and maintain hunting queries and scripts for automation and repeatability
- Validate detection coverage through purple team exercises and adversary emulation
- Incorporate emerging threat intelligence into hunting hypotheses and detection pipelines
What you need
- SIEM
- EDR
- Python
- PowerShell
- Machine learning