Sr. Threat Hunter

North- Eastern Time Zone Only

What you'll be doing:

• Conduct proactive threat hunts and adversary emulation to identify adversary activity, cyber risks and anomalies.

• Identify potential vulnerability exploitation at network, endpoint, application and cloud levels.

• Capture samples to perform malware analysis and fundamental reverse engineering.

• Analyze scripts and code artifacts in languages such as Powershell, Python, VBScript, C++, HTML, XML, and others necessary for threat identification and response.

• Evaluate, analyze and synthesize large quantities of data to uncover anomalous activity capable of introducing risk to North environments.

• Work closely with other cybersecurity teams and operational technology owners to investigate anomalous findings, contribute to detection logic improvements and verify security control implementations. 

• Capture hunt byproducts indicative of poor cyber hygiene practices, company policy violation or misuse.

• Define, track, and report key metrics that assess hunt effectiveness, analytic performance, and program maturity.

• Design and write scripts to help expedite repetitive tasks or complex detection logic.

• Support incident response cases, as needed.

• Analyze telemetry across network, endpoint, cloud, and other log sources to differentiate between benign and malicious behavior. 

What we need from you:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or relevant equivalent experience.

• Experience: 7+ years of relevant experience (SOC, IR, Malware Research, Red Team).

• Strong background in cybersecurity domains including: Vulnerability exploitation detection; Malware identification and Reverse Engineering fundamentals; security content and signature development

• Experience conducting hunts or incident response across networks, endpoints, cloud and application environments. 

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and write automated scripts and programming code to support detection efforts.

• Working knowledge of TTPs used for EDR evasion, vulnerability and zero-day exploitation investigations (network, endpoint, application level).

• Knowledge of threat hunting methodologies and hypothesis-driven analytic techniques.

• Strong technical background in security tooling and detection engineering principles

• Attention to details and focus on tactical execution

• Relevant certifications (e.g.,SANS GCFA/GNFA/GCTI, OSCP (for offensive knowledge), or CISSP) preferred.

Salary Range: $160,000- $185,000

Pay within this range varies by work location and on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We look forward to discussing your salary expectations and our full total rewards offerings throughout the interview process.

What we offer: 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that enables our teams to live a life well lived, both personally and professionally. Some of our perks include:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage

• Flexible Paid Time Off

• 401(k) + Match

• Mental Health Support & Well-Being Program

• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave

• Education Assistance

• Company-funded Lifestyle Spending Account

Please note: North is a US based company and this role is not eligible for current or future sponsorship.

Let’s go North, together. 

Join our mission to build the largest suite of credit card processing and merchant services. It’s one simple payment platform backed by the most diverse payment companies. From credit card processing to back-office management, North points the way to smarter, faster, and just plain better payment solutions.

Who we are: 

North, and our family of companies, are committed to helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. As an end-to-end payment solutions company, we provide everything business owners need to get paid, whether they serve customers in a physical storefront, online, or both. We pride ourselves on being large enough to offer customized solutions to our enterprise-level clients while remaining agile enough to take an award-winning, hands-on approach to personal service that our merchants won’t find anywhere else.

Let’s go North, together! Our most important resource is our people. Join our diverse team of innovators and do-ers and make your mark on the future of payments technology. We're proud to offer benefits that help our team members further their overall well-being through unique initiatives that are both personally and professionally fulfilling. 

At North, we celebrate diversity and create an inclusive environment for everyone. We are an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about North, and our family of companies, visit our website: north.com