Senior Cyber Threat Hunter

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive cyber threat hunting, vulnerability analysis, and detection engineering efforts across enterprise and cloud environments.
• Perform and support penetration testing activities, including coordination with internal teams and third-party vendors.
• Analyze vulnerability scan results, pen test reports, and threat intelligence to prioritize risk and drive remediation.
• Develop and maintain security detections, analytics, and use cases aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Monitor and analyze endpoint, network, and cloud security telemetry to identify anomalous behavior.
• Partner with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to embed secure-by-design practices into systems and CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in incident response activities, including root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT Security, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5 years of information security experience, including vulnerability management, penetration testing support, or threat hunting.
• Experience creating and maintaining SIEM detection content and security rules.
• Proficiency using the MITRE ATT&CK framework to guide detection engineering or adversary emulation.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS services and cloud security engineering principles.
• Scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years of information security experience.
• Direct experience conducting penetration tests, red team/purple team exercises, or adversary emulation.
• Experience translating technical vulnerability results into executive-level risk summaries.
• Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, OSCP, CEH, CCSP, or AWS certifications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare.
• Health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA).
• Retirement savings plan and life insurance.
• Flexible paid time off (PTO) and flexible paid sick time.
• 11 paid holidays and up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
• Discounted WGU tuition.

About the Company

Western Governors University (WGU) is a leading accredited online university dedicated to expanding access to higher education through competency-based degree programs. Founded by a coalition of U.S. governors, WGU provides a flexible, student-focused learning experience designed for the 21st century.