Threat Hunter - Penetration Testing

Information Security Professional

We are seeking a highly skilled information security professional responsible for identifying, isolating, and resolving advanced threats in the organization's network and actively search for vulnerabilities and mitigate cybersecurity risks that affect the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor the security patterns to identify, isolate, and detect the threats before attackers tend to exploit them
• Search for security gaps by performing risk assessment, penetration testing, and identifying internal risks
• Responsible for analyzing and detecting cyber threats that affect business operations using threat intelligence and monitor the Indicators of Compromise (IOC) and remediate the cyber threats
• Investigate the network systems or endpoints to identify threat patterns or indicate compromise and analyze the threat
• Assist IT teams in using the appropriate methods, tools, and techniques to detect and mitigate cyber threats
• Report the identified threats to the CISO and coordinate with Infra teams to remediate
• Coordinate with the management team to resolve the cyber threats and patch the security system to prevent the same attack from recurring
• Analyze threats and develop kill chains & detailed hunting campaigns.

Qualifications:

• Extensive hands-on experience in threat hunting and/or threat intelligence
• Proficient knowledge of cyber-exploitation tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP)
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in cybersecurity operations.
• Any offensive security certification like OSCC / OSCP would be highly preferred

What We Offer

• The chance to work with impact. Here, you're empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
• Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
• The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other's experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
• Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents —from day one.
• True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com with your request and contact information.

Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you'll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.