DXC Technology · 1 day ago
Senior Cyber Threat Hunter
Somerville, MA
Contract
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$88K/yr - $164K/yr
5+ years expDXC Technology empowers global companies to operate their mission-critical systems while modernizing IT and ensuring security. The Senior Cyber Threat Hunter will proactively identify undetected cyber threats, provide technical support, and lead Threat Hunting and Incident Response services for DXC and its clients.
AnalyticsConsultingInformation TechnologyInsurTechOutsourcingSecuritySoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Provide leadership with Commercial Clients, handling Threat Hunt service requests, queries and issues. Responsible for ensuring specific client satisfaction and for delivering the regular client Threat Hunt reports and presentations
Lead a subset of team members in specific Client Threat Hunt exercises, managing workload distribution and organisation of all aspects of the delivery of the Threat Hunt service for the assigned client
Be a thought-leader in terms of development of Threat Hunt hypothesis and methodologies, along with service delivery improvement
Lead major Incident Investigations, tracking and coordinating the actions of team members
Report accordingly on status of client Threat Hunts to operational management
Analyse and correlate results from various technology platforms. This entails investigating and assessing the impact of security events resulting from hits on indicators of compromise (IOCs), indicators of attack (IOA), or behavioural patterns (TTP’s - Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures) derived from bespoke queries within available technology platforms
Participate where required in the design, execution, and reporting of Threat Hunt exercises on behalf of both DXC and their customers
Understand DXC’s technologies to deliver part of a Cyber Defense security service, which meets both DXC’s and their customers’ requirements
Conduct detailed security event analysis from a range of data sources including network traffic attributes, host-based attributes (such as memory captures, specific file artefacts, and disk images) to identify security incidents
Delivery of assigned tasks within the delivery cycle of a project or task
Assist in other required DFI tasks such as internal Lab maintenance, installing new systems, applications, updating applications and OSs, firmware; scripting for automation using API interfaces where needed; assisting in the preparation of technical presentations and demonstrations to peers
Follow procedures to communicate, report, and escalate incidents to appropriate DXC operational management units, technical leads, and/or engineering specialists
Participate as part of a team, maintaining good relationships with team members, DXC colleagues and DXC customers
Provide mentorship to Cyber Threat Hunters, including the development of knowledge sharing sessions for new tooling use, and new methodological approaches
Understand the company strategy and values, and the role that the individual plays
Use the available knowledge and training tools and platforms to maintain and improve current skill level for the benefit of assigned projects, and professional development
Use and contribute appropriately to technical forums within the company environment and local professional communities and technical user groups
Able to travel to client sites when needed
Participation in an on-call rotation
Qualification
Required
University Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Digital/Cyber Security
Event and Alert analysis from platforms such as a SIEM
Log analysis – particularly Windows Event Logs, Web logs, Linux logs
More than 2 years experience with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) experience
Over 5 years of industry experience
Deep understanding of Windows Operating Systems and Linux Operating Systems
Deep understanding of the principles of Threat Hunting and Incident Response
Excellent communication skills and customer centric focus - ability to communicate clearly and in a timely manner with all customers, partners and users, internal and external
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
Highly organised and capable of tracking and maintaining their own workload tasks
Excellent report writing skills
Team player. Ability to collaborate and cooperate with members of the DFI team and members of other teams
Understanding of 24x7 mission critical enterprise computing environments and the impact of service disruption on a company's bottom line
Ability to pro-actively learn new technology, processes and other skills
Able to pro-actively search for solutions from knowledge bases, support documentation and other information
Keen interest in continual learning and professional development
Flexible, self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure in an international and culturally diverse organization
Fluent in written and spoken English
Preferred
2+ years of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) experience
Other certifications (e.g. CHFI, CISSP, CEH, CompTIA Security +, GCIH, GREM, GCFA) Computer Forensics / Cyber Security / Ethical Hacking experience
Penetration Testing
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
Employee wellness
Life and disability insurance
A retirement savings plan
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Company
DXC Technology
DXC Technology is an IT and consulting services company that offers insurance software, security, and application development services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
DXC Technology has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (51)
2024 (78)
2023 (175)
2022 (146)
2021 (123)
2020 (183)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$755.01M2025-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $755.01M
2017-04-03IPO
Leadership Team
Raul Fernandez
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kaveri Camire
SVP and Chief Marketing Officer
Recent News
2026-01-08
2026-01-07
Company data provided by crunchbase