Threat Hunter

Job Description


A large enterprise organization is hiring a Threat Hunter to support its cybersecurity team in Iselin, New Jersey. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and investigating potential threats across a large, complex environment while working closely with incident response and security engineering teams.


You will work with Splunk or other SIEM platforms, security logs, endpoint detection tools, and AI-driven security findings. A major part of the role will involve investigating vulnerabilities and suspicious activity, identifying impacted systems, assessing severity and scope, and supporting containment and remediation efforts.


Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in threat hunting, SOC operations, cybersecurity operations, or incident response
• Hands-on experience with Splunk or another SIEM platform
• Experience investigating and correlating security logs
• Experience with EDR or endpoint security tools
• Strong understanding of vulnerability analysis and IOC investigation
• Experience identifying impacted systems and assessing security risk

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience reviewing findings from AI-driven security or scanning tools
• Experience with web application or certificate-related security issues
• Experience working with incident response or DevSecOps teams
• Experience in a large enterprise security environment

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Proactively hunt for threats across enterprise infrastructure
• Investigate SIEM alerts and correlate security events across multiple data sources
• Analyze endpoint and EDR activity
• Review and validate findings produced by AI-driven security and scanning tools
• Investigate vulnerabilities, web application findings, and certificate-related security issues
• Identify impacted systems and assess severity and scope
• Support containment, remediation, and escalation efforts
• Collaborate with incident response, security engineering, and DevSecOps teams
• Document investigation findings and recommendations

The Offer

• 12+ month contract
• Competitive hourly compensation

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.


You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Specialization :

• Cybersecurity