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  • Threat Hunter

  • Ascent360
  • Tampa, Florida 33646 United States View Map

*This is a full-time onsite role at our Tampa Headquarters.About the RoleAt Digital Hands, we deliver cybersecurity services that protect customer environments and drive measurable security outcomes. We're seeking a Threat Hunter to strengthen our Security Operations Center (SOC) through proactive, intelligence‑driven threat detection.In this role, you'll focus on hypothesis‑driven threat hunting across customer environments—identifying threats that evade automated detection, validating complex escalations, and translating findings into scalable detection capabilities. You'll work closely with Threat Intelligence and Detection Engineering to continuously improve our defensive posture.This is a mid‑level individual contributor role with a clear path toward ownership of the threat hunting program.About YouYou're analytical, curious, and proactive, with a passion for identifying advanced threatsYou're comfortable working across endpoint, identity, network, and SIEM telemetryYou have strong investigative judgment and can distinguish real threats from noiseYou collaborate effectively across Intelligence, Engineering, and SOC teamsYou communicate clearly and can document findings for both technical and non‑technical audiencesWhat You'll DoConduct Threat HuntingPerform hypothesis‑driven hunts across customer environments, prioritized by threat intelligence and detection gapsOperationalize Detection ImprovementsTranslate hunt findings into durable detection content in partnership with detection engineeringInvestigate Advanced ThreatsAnalyze and validate escalations requiring human judgment and support incident response as neededIntegrate Threat IntelligenceExecute hunts aligned with intelligence‑driven hypotheses and feed insights back into intelligence and detection workflowsSupport Program MaturityContribute to threat hunting methodology, cadence, metrics, and continuous improvement initiativesDocument & Report FindingsProduce clear, repeatable documentation to support internal reporting and customer visibilityWhat You BringExperience & EducationBachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field3+ years of experience in a SOC, detection, or threat hunting role with hands‑on hunting experienceMSSP or multi‑tenant experience preferredTechnical ExpertiseStrong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and adversary tradecraftExperience analyzing threats, exploits, and attacker behaviorProficiency with query and scripting languages (e.g., KQL, YARA‑L, Python)Comfort working across endpoint, network, identity, and SIEM dataSkills & AttributesStrong analytical and investigative skillsEffective communication and collaboration across teamsExposure to incident response practices preferredRelevant certifications (e.g., GCFA, GCTI, GNFA) preferredDigital Hands is dedicated to a diverse and inclusive workplace and culture, and proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.Digital Hands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at talentmanagement@digitalhands.com.#J-18808-Ljbffr

*This is a full-time onsite role at our Tampa Headquarters.About the RoleAt Digital Hands, we deliver cybersecurity services that protect customer environments and drive measurable security outcomes. We're seeking a Threat Hunter to strengthen our Security Operations Center (SOC) through proactive, intelligence‑driven threat detection.In this role, you'll focus on hypothesis‑driven threat hunting across customer environments—identifying threats that evade automated detection, validating complex escalations, and translating findings into scalable detection capabilities. You'll work closely with Threat Intelligence and Detection Engineering to continuously improve our defensive posture.This is a mid‑level individual contributor role with a clear path toward ownership of the threat hunting program.About YouYou're analytical, curious, and proactive, with a passion for identifying advanced threatsYou're comfortable working across endpoint, identity, network, and SIEM telemetryYou have strong investigative judgment and can distinguish real threats from noiseYou collaborate effectively across Intelligence, Engineering, and SOC teamsYou communicate clearly and can document findings for both technical and non‑technical audiencesWhat You'll DoConduct Threat HuntingPerform hypothesis‑driven hunts across customer environments, prioritized by threat intelligence and detection gapsOperationalize Detection ImprovementsTranslate hunt findings into durable detection content in partnership with detection engineeringInvestigate Advanced ThreatsAnalyze and validate escalations requiring human judgment and support incident response as neededIntegrate Threat IntelligenceExecute hunts aligned with intelligence‑driven hypotheses and feed insights back into intelligence and detection workflowsSupport Program MaturityContribute to threat hunting methodology, cadence, metrics, and continuous improvement initiativesDocument & Report FindingsProduce clear, repeatable documentation to support internal reporting and customer visibilityWhat You BringExperience & EducationBachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field3+ years of experience in a SOC, detection, or threat hunting role with hands‑on hunting experienceMSSP or multi‑tenant experience preferredTechnical ExpertiseStrong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and adversary tradecraftExperience analyzing threats, exploits, and attacker behaviorProficiency with query and scripting languages (e.g., KQL, YARA‑L, Python)Comfort working across endpoint, network, identity, and SIEM dataSkills & AttributesStrong analytical and investigative skillsEffective communication and collaboration across teamsExposure to incident response practices preferredRelevant certifications (e.g., GCFA, GCTI, GNFA) preferredDigital Hands is dedicated to a diverse and inclusive workplace and culture, and proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.Digital Hands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at talentmanagement@digitalhands.com.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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