AOUSC - Cyber Threat Intelligence & Threat Hunting Lead
cFocus Software Incorporated · cfocussoftware.com
United StatesLead / Manager
The job in short
Cyber threat intelligence and threat hunting lead.
Details
- Found
- 21 d ago · posted 2026-07-15
- Location as listed
- Washington, DC
- Role
- Security Engineer
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Position Title
Cyber Threat Intelligence & Threat Hunting Lead
Position Overview
The Cyber Threat Intelligence & Threat Hunting Lead will oversee integrated cyber threat intelligence (CTI), detection engineering, and proactive threat hunting operations supporting enterprise cyber defense missions.
The Lead will drive development of intelligence-driven detections, hunt methodologies, adversary tracking, SIEM content engineering, and operational threat-informed defense capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead CTI, detection engineering, and threat hunting operations.
• Develop intelligence-driven detection and hunt strategies.
• Produce operational and strategic threat intelligence reporting.
• Develop and maintain:
• SIEM detections,
• analytics,
• correlation rules,
• behavioral detections,
• and hunt playbooks.
• Conduct hypothesis-based threat hunting aligned to:
• MITRE ATT&CK,
• adversary TTPs,
• malware campaigns,
• and emerging threats.
• Integrate CTI into SOC workflows, detection engineering, and incident response operations.
• Analyze:
• malware trends,
• adversary infrastructure,
• campaigns,
• indicators,
• and attack patterns.
• Support automation and SOAR integration initiatives.
• Brief executives and technical leadership on emerging threats and operational risk.
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of cybersecurity operations experience.
• 5+ years supporting CTI, threat hunting, or detection engineering programs.
• Experience with:
• Splunk,
• Sentinel,
• CrowdStrike,
• EDR telemetry,
• detection content engineering,
• and intelligence platforms.
• Strong understanding of:
• MITRE ATT&CK,
• adversary tradecraft,
• malware analysis,
• and intelligence analysis methodologies.
• Experience developing:
• SIEM detections,
• hunt analytics,
• detection tuning,
• and operational reporting.
Preferred Certifications
• GCTI
• GCFA
• GCIH
• GMON
• GCDA
• CISSP
• Splunk Security certifications
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