Cybersecurity hiring guide
Hire a Threat Hunter
Threat hunters proactively search endpoint, identity, network, and cloud telemetry for adversary behaviour that automated detections may have missed.
Core skills to verify
- Hypothesis-driven hunting
- KQL or SPL
- MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- Endpoint telemetry analysis
What a strong hire should deliver
- Evidence-backed hunt reports
- New detection opportunities
- Documented telemetry gaps
- Faster discovery of stealthy activity
Practical interview checks
Use work-sample questions rather than relying on tool lists or certifications alone.
- 01Turn intelligence into a hunt hypothesis
- 02Build and refine a telemetry query
- 03Separate weak signals from evidence
- 04Convert findings into detections