Threat Hunting Engineer

Location Singapore
Discipline Information & Communications Technology
Job Reference BBBH99272_1620102400
Salary S$8000 - S$11000 per month
Consultant Name Cristina Malabuyoc Malijan
Consultant Email cristina.malijan@manpower.com.sg
Consultant Contact No. 62328835
EA License No. 02C3423
Consultant Registration No. R1111547


Responsibilities:

  • Threat Hunting using various toolsets, based on intelligence gathered
  • Ability to recognize and research attacks and attack patterns
  • Knowledge and experience in analysis of various threat actor groups, attack patterns and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), deep analysis of threats across the enterprise by combining security rules, content, policy and relevant datasets
  • Develop attack detection & response playbooks, counter-measure definition and strategies to mitigate emerging threats
  • Conduct cyber threat modelling to improve threat detection & mitigation
  • Demonstrable systems thinking and ability to clearly synthesize and communicate complex topics
  • Ability to collaborate in a virtual team and interface with multitude of stakeholders within or outside the SOC.


Skills required:

  • Experience with security devices such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, HIDS/HIPS, anomaly detection, Firewall, Antivirus systems, Endpoint Detection & Response tools and their log output
  • Experience in analyzing large data sets
  • Experience in using data mining, analytic and visualization tools, such as data lakes (Elastic, HDFS), Linux tools (ex. Grep, cut, sort) and regex
  • Experience with industrial taxonomies like Cyber Kill Chain, MiTRE's ATT&CK, MiTRE's CAPEC, MiTRE's CAR, NIST, CIF, SANS and STIX 2.0
  • Ability to translate security impacts to the wider business
  • Ability to understand end-to-end threat landscape of all sectors
  • Skills to analyze attack vectors against a particular system to determine attack surface
  • Ability to produce contextual attack models applied to a scenario
  • Ability to demonstrate intrusion sets using cyber kill-chain and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
  • Ability to co-ordinate with other security focal point during an active incident
  • Knowledge of security controls, how they can be monitored, and thwarted
  • Knowledge on vulnerability detection and response from Threat Hunting point of view
  • Network forensics: network traffic protocols, traffic analysis (i.e. Network flows and PCAP), intrusion detection

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise
  • Analytical, logical and Problem-Solving Skills
  • Knowledge of cyber security threats, threat actors and their associated TTPs
  • Knowledge on OSI layers
  • Knowledge on Security Tools in Application, Data, Networks and Endpoint layers
  • Knowledge on malware-analysis and malware functionalities
  • Knowledge on Query structures like Regular Expression, YARA and Snort rule, AQL and KQL types
  • Basic knowledge on scripting languages like Bash, Python and PowerShell, etc
  • Knowledge of log formats for syslog, http logs, DB logs and how to gather forensics for traceability back to a security event
  • Degree in IT or any related discipline
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience

    Additional Technical and Professional Expertise (but not required)
  • Takes an active part in the gathering, analysis, and communication of threat intelligence through the intelligence process
  • Provide intelligence briefings to other areas of the business on threats or threat actors and the risk they bring to the environment
  • Coordinates the planning, development and production of communication materials using various communication vehicles
  • Interface with Security Operational Center (SOC) management and related internal groups for review, production, and dissemination of content


Cristina Malabuyoc Malijan EA License No. 02C3423 Personnel Registration No. R1111547

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