SOC - Threat Hunter

DXC Technology helps global companies run their mission‑critical systems and operations while modernising IT, optimising data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds.

Role Summary

The Threat Hunter is responsible for proactively identifying advanced threats that evade automated security defences. By leveraging threat intelligence, hypothesis‑driven investigation, and advanced analytical techniques, this role enhances the organisation’s ability to detect, understand, and respond to sophisticated cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactive Threat Hunting – Actively and iteratively search for hidden or unknown threats that may have bypassed existing security controls.
• Threat Intelligence Integration – Apply threat intelligence to guide hunting efforts and identify high‑risk indicators and attack techniques.
• Incident Pattern Analysis – Investigate past and ongoing incidents to detect patterns, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Hypothesis Development & Testing – Formulate hypotheses based on observed behaviours and intelligence, then test them through data analysis and search queries.
• Advanced Tool Utilisation – Use SIEM, EDR, and other advanced tools to search for anomalies and suspicious activities across customer environments.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration – Work closely with SOC analysts, detection engineers, and incident responders to operationalise hunting findings.
• Documentation & Reporting – Produce clear reports and discovery write‑ups to communicate threat findings and recommended actions.
• Continuous Improvement – Recommend improvements to threat detection and incident response processes based on insights gained through hunts.
• Knowledge Sharing & Training – Train and mentor SOC team members on threat hunting techniques and emerging threat trends.
• Ongoing Learning – Stay current with the cybersecurity threat landscape, attacker tradecraft, and evolving threat hunting methodologies.

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