[Hiring] Distinguished Threat Hunter @Verizon

Role Description

The Verizon Cybersecurity organization securely enables the enterprise by protecting assets, data, and critical infrastructure across Verizon networks and global operational environments. Verizon Cybersecurity integrates advanced threat intelligence, governance, cutting-edge security technologies, and proactive threat hunting operations to embed resilience into all technology systems and services.

As a Distinguished Threat Hunter and operational lead, you will play a pivotal role in defending Verizon against advanced, persistent, and emerging cyber threats. In this high-impact role, you will:

• Architect and execute sophisticated threat hunting strategies.
• Identify anomalous behavior and leverage deep data analytics to strengthen defense controls.
• Serve as a technical lead, mentoring and directing both senior threat hunters and junior staff.
• Advise leadership and establish operational methodologies.
• Brief executive leadership on threat landscapes and high-priority investigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or eight or more years of relevant work experience required.
• Six or more years of specialized experience in threat hunting, incident response, or advanced threat analytics.
• Experience investigating network protocol anomalies and analyzing telemetry from network edge appliances (e.g., firewalls, VPNs, routers, and proxies).
• Proven experience mentoring, leading, or directing technical security staff and managing hunt engagements.
• Advanced proficiency with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk), query languages (KQL, AQL), Regular Expressions, and scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash, or Go).

Requirements

• Demonstrated success leading operations within a high-tempo Security Operations environment (SOC, IR, Threat Intel, Malware Analysis, or Threat Hunting).
• Experience supporting cyber defense in telecommunications, critical infrastructure, or large enterprise networks.
• Deep technical knowledge of operating system internals, forensics, and data structures across Windows, Linux/Unix, and macOS platforms.
• Deep technical knowledge of network architecture, packet analysis, and adversary tactics targeting network infrastructure.
• Exceptional executive presentation and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex threat dynamics to non-technical executive leadership.
• Advanced industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, GCIH, GCFA, GCFE, GREM, OSCP, or equivalent).

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefit options including medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and group home & auto insurance.
• Matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Tuition assistance and other incentives.
• Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.
• Compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
• The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $137,000.00 - $263,000.00.