Senior Threat Hunter

Allstate•McCullom Lake, IL

About The Position

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Job Description We are seeking an experienced Senior Threat Hunter to perform, intelligence-driven network defense supporting the monitoring and incident response capabilities and advise governance, technical, and business leadership on results, vulnerabilities, and solutions to mitigate. The role will involve analysis of large amounts of data from vendors and internal sources, including various indicator feeds, SIEM, and several threat intelligence tools, etc. This individual will perform the functions of threat operations and hunting and serve as a liaison for Threat Services for the Cyber Operations organization, and mentor the incident handling, incident response, and forensics teams.

Requirements

5+ years overall technical experience in threat hunting, threat intelligence, incident response, security operations, or related information security field
Demonstrable work experience automating repetitive tasks via scripting in languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash.
2+ years’ experience in penetration testing, ethical hacking, exploit writing, and/or vulnerability management
Bachelor's and/or Master’s Degree in IT Security, Engineering, Computers Science, or related field/experience
Deep understanding of common network and application stack protocols, including but not limited to TCP/IP, SMTP, DNS, TLS, XML, HTTP, etc.
Advanced experience with security operations tools, including but not limited to: SIEM (e.g., Splunk, ArcSight) Network analysis (e.g., Net Witness, Palo Alto) Signature development/management (e.g., Spunk rules, Snort rules, Yara rules) EDR solutions (e.g., CrowdStrike, Tanium, Defender)
Broad experience with various common security infrastructure tools (NIDS, HIPS, EDR, etc.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, a passion for research and puzzle-solving
Strong communication (oral, written, presentation), interpersonal and consultative skills
Leadership and mentorship skills

Nice To Haves

Experience hunting in AWS and/or Azure environments
Deep understanding of large, complex corporate network environments
Strong knowledge or experience in penetration testing, ethical hacking, exploit writing, and/or vulnerability management
Knowledge or experience in application design/engineering, including but not limited to Windows/Linux system administration, RDBMS/NoSQL database administration, etc.
Recent experience with malware analysis and reverse engineering
Obtained certifications in several of the following: SANS GIAC courses, CEH, CISSP, OSCP, or tool-specific certifications
Skills Cyber Incident Response, Cybersecurity Operations, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Threat Modeling, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), IT Problem Solving, IT Security Operations, Penetration Testing, Scripting, Security Incident Response, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Stakeholder Management

Responsibilities

Design and run custom analysis models on security event information to discover active threats.
Identify (hunting) security nuances and abnormalities in the environment.
Develop use cases and actionable content to identify security issues that are currently not alerted within the environment.
Lead projects and assignments
Provide custom tool design to assist in analysis and investigations.
Perform as an Information Security resource in three or more of the following areas: Threat Intelligence Incident Response Log analysis (statistical modeling, correlation, pattern recognition, etc.) Microsoft platform (Server, workstation, applications) Open Systems platforms (Linux, UNIX, VMWare ESX, Nutanix) Web Application Networking (firewalls, IDS/IPS, packet capture) Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, IMS) SIEM Reverse Engineering / Malware analysis
Collaborate and support teammates and outside teams with regard to threat hunting techniques/issues.
Communication/build rapport with other divisions and various peers
Identify needs, drive solutions, and provide guidance in an autonomous manner.
Automate repetitive tasks via scripting in languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash as business needs require.