Lead

Inspira Enterprise India is seeking an experienced and dynamic Threat Hunting Operations Lead to oversee and manage our critical threat hunting operations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in cybersecurity, with extensive hands-on experience in threat hunting, incident response, and the proficient use of industry-leading security tools. This role demands a proactive and visionary leader who can effectively drive our threat hunting program forward while simultaneously mentoring and developing skilled team members, strengthening our overall security posture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the threat hunting program, ensuring continuous and proactive detection of sophisticated threats.
• Develop and refine threat hunting methodologies, strategies, and playbooks based on current threat intelligence, adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and organizational risk.
• Conduct advanced threat hunts across various data sources (e.g., endpoint, network, cloud, identity logs) using cutting-edge security tools and analytics.
• Oversee and contribute to incident response activities stemming from threat hunting discoveries, ensuring timely containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Collaborate closely with SOC (Security Operations Center), Incident Response, and other security teams to integrate threat hunting insights into broader security operations and enhance detection capabilities.
• Mentor, train, and develop junior threat hunters and team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, skill enhancement, and knowledge sharing.
• Evaluate and recommend new security tools and technologies that can enhance threat hunting capabilities and overall security effectiveness.
• Prepare and present reports on threat hunting activities, findings, and their impact to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
• Stay continuously updated with the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and industry best practices.
• Drive initiatives to automate threat hunting processes and integrate them into existing security orchestration workflows where feasible.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Cybersecurity Expertise: Strong background and extensive experience in the broader cybersecurity domain.
• Threat Hunting Experience: Proven, in-depth experience specifically in threat hunting methodologies, techniques, and execution.
• Incident Response Proficiency: Solid experience in incident response, including containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident analysis.
• Security Tool Proficiency: Extensive experience with industry-leading security tools, including SIEM platforms (e.g., QRadar, Splunk, Sentinel), EDR solutions (e.g., Microsoft Defender ATP, CrowdStrike), network detection and response (NDR) tools, and cloud security platforms.
• Leadership & Mentorship: A proactive leader with demonstrated ability to drive strategic programs and mentor/develop team members.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify anomalies, correlate data, and draw conclusions from complex datasets.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.