Senior Cybersecurity Threat Hunter

Caterpillar

East Peoria, IL, USA
Base: $128,470.00 - $208,770.00; bonus/equity: inc...
5d onsite
Proactive threat hunting across cloud and on-prem
Siem technologies and strong query skills
Analyze authentication flows and system telemetry
Conduct proactive threat hunting across Cloud and On‑Prem enterprise environments to identify malicious activity, anomalies, and emerging threats

Job Summary

  • Conduct proactive threat hunting across Cloud and On‑Prem enterprise environments to identify malicious activity, anomalies, and emerging threats.
  • Utilize cyber threat intelligence, the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and emerging threat research to inform hunting strategies and detection engineering.
  • Document findings, investigations, and procedures with strong writing, communication, and operational discipline.

Matching Summary

Conduct proactive threat hunting across Cloud and On‑Prem enterprise environments to identify malicious activity, anomalies, and emerging threats.

Salary

Base: $128,470.00 - $208,770.00; Bonus/Equity: Incentive bonus; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k), HSA, FSA, Health Lifestyle Programs, EAP, Voluntary Benefits, Career Development, Disability, Life Insurance, Parental leave, Adoption benefits, Tuition Reimbursement

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Proactive threat hunting across Cloud and On-Prem
  • SIEM technologies and strong query skills
  • Analyze authentication flows and system telemetry
  • Utilize cyber threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK
  • Investigate and respond to high-impact incidents
  • Develop and maintain detection logic
  • Apply offensive knowledge to hunting methodologies

Nice-to-have

  • Collaborate with SIEM administrators and vendors
  • Support continuous improvement efforts
  • Provide after-hours on-call support

Key Requirements

  • Extensive experience in large-scale enterprise cybersecurity
  • Advanced threat hunting experience in hybrid environments
  • Expert-level understanding of incident response operations
  • Significant experience with enterprise-grade SIEM platforms
  • Demonstrated experience developing, validating, tuning, and maintaining detections
  • Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills
  • Experience mentoring or guiding other analysts

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