Threat Hunting Program Director

3 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Optim-G Sourcing Full time

Job Title: Cyber Security Manager

Company: Optim-G Sourcing

Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Manager to lead our Threat Hunting Program within the Security Operations Center (SOC). This is a senior-level position that requires significant experience in security operations, threat detection, and team leadership.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in a CSOC environment, including monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents. They will also have expertise in SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, as well as experience or exposure to penetration testing and red teaming.

In addition to these technical skills, the ideal candidate will have excellent leadership and communication skills, able to mentor and coach a team of technical security Threat Hunters and Cyber Engineers. They will also have experience with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, including cloud security best practices and managing cloud resources.

A strong understanding of threat hunting methodologies and techniques is essential for this role, as well as the ability to design and execute complex cyber hunts based on prioritized hypothesis-based threat hunting. Experience or exposure to automation or scripting with languages like Bash, Python, or PowerShell is a plus.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, lead, and mature the implementation of a threat hunting programme within the SOC.
  • Guide, support, and direct threat hypothesis, information assimilation, and the designing, scoping, and executing of threat hunts.
  • Review and guide the remediation processes.
  • Lead and manage a team of technical security Threat Hunters and Cyber Engineers.

Qualifications:

  • Matric
  • Degree in Information Technology

Key Requirements:

  • Extensive experience in security operations, threat detection, and team leadership.
  • Expertise in SIEM tools such as Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Experience or exposure to penetration testing and red teaming.


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