Senior Cyber Threat Hunting Specialist
Senior Cyber Threat Hunting Specialist
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Job Description
Hunt Smarter. Protect Better. Make an Impact.
Join our Global Information and Cyber Security Defense (ICSD) team as a Senior Cyber Threat Hunting Specialist where youll play a pivotal role in proactively identifying and responding to sophisticated cyber threatsboth external and insider.
In this hands-on technical role youll spearhead and execute pre-emptive and reactive threat hunts applying your deep expertise to detect unusual behavior assess potential risks and recommend effective mitigations. Youll also help shape our threat hunting strategy and support the delivery of WTWs intelligence-led cyber defense approach.
This position may include line management responsibilities giving you the opportunity to mentor and grow a team of analysts driving best practices and continuous improvement across processes and procedures.
Were looking for a collaborative curious and technically skilled team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and coordination skills are keyyoull work closely with internal ICSD teams partner groups and wider business stakeholders to ensure threats are addressed quickly and effectively.
If youre ready to use your skills to outsmart threats grow talent and help safeguard a global businesswed love to have you on our team.
The Role
The colleague will work as part of a global multi-disciplined security community with strong support across the business contributing to fostering a security-aware culture while ensuring WTW remains a great place to work. With WTWs large global footprint this role offers a fascinating range of work and occasional global travel may be required.
The Senior Cyber Threat Hunting Specialist will provide global threat hunting and forensic capability for WTW responsibilities of this role will include:
- Global Threat Hunting
- Conduct threat-hunting operations to identify and mitigate potential threats before they can impact the organization.
- Develop and execute hypothesis-driven threat hunting techniques to uncover adversary tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs).
- Deliver detailed threat investigation and reports to executive management and stakeholders.
- Provide actionable recommendations to enhance the organizations security posture.
- Develop and implement advanced log review and search capabilities to identify sophisticated external and insider threats.
- Investigate anomalies correlate findings with threat intelligence and propose mitigation strategies.
- Perform targeted threat-hunting campaigns using adversary TTPs and insights from system telemetry and security data sources.
- Support incident investigations by providing detailed inspection and insights derived from threat-hunting operations.
- Share findings analysis and recommendations with cross-functional teams to improve the overall security posture and incident response effectiveness.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of advanced threat detection methodologies playbooks and automation processes to enhance hunting capabilities.
- Provide thought leadership and mentorship to junior analysts fostering a continuous learning culture within the security trends and assess their impact on the organization providing actionable insights to leadership.
- Serve as an escalation point during critical cybersecurity incidents providing incident response Digital forensic analysis and malware assessment to support containment eradication and recovery efforts.
- Conduct host and network forensics log analysis and evidence collection for on-premises and cloud systems ensuring proper chain of custody and documentation.
At WTW we trust you to know your work and the people tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a hybrid style with a mix of remote in-person and in office interactions dependent on the needs of the team role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and hybrid is not a one-size-fits-all solution. We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.
Qualifications
The Requirements
- A detail-oriented professional with a enterprising mindset to stay ahead of emerging threats.
- A team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and can navigate complex challenges effectively.
- Someone passionate about making a tangible impact on WTWs cybersecurity resilience
- Extensive experience in cyber threat hunting security incident response and digital forensics in fast-paced global environments.
- Proven ability to mentor and coach analysts fostering skill development and career growth.
- Strong problem-solving and reasoning skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive effective decision-making.
- Expertise in adversarial tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) the MITRE ATT&CK framework cyber kill chain and hacking/post-exploitation tools.
- Proficiency in interpreting and querying diverse log types (e.g. Windows Event Web server Firewall logs) and conducting threat hunts within SIEM and EDR tools.
- Knowledge of forensic methodologies open-source tooling and cloud security including incident response in cloud environments.
- Experience delivering technical presentations and reports to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python PowerShell and KQL with a functional understanding of programming concepts.
- Industry-recognized certifications in Cyber Incident Response Forensics or Malware Analysis are a plus.
- Strong communication collaboration and interpersonal skills to effectively convey security and risk concepts across diverse audiences.
At WTW we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.
Were committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers from the application process through to joining WTW please email .
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
