Vodafone
Vodafone is a leading technology communications company in Europe and Africa, keeping society connected and building a digital future.
Vodafone Group's Cyber Defence Operations (CDO) serves as the central hub for protecting Vodafone customers from global cyber risks. We have a crucial mission to provide operational leadership in cyber defence across Vodafone, bolstering its global cyber defence posture and reducing cyber risks. The Cyber Threat Unit (CTU) within CDO proactively identifies and responds to new or ongoing attacks. We collaborate closely with other teams to swiftly identify attacks and malicious content, recommending containment and mitigating actions to minimise the impact of these attacks.
Role Overview
As a Cyber Hunting Specialist, your responsibility is to take the proactive approach to security by researching and uncovering new attacks as well as identifying ongoing attacks that may pose a threat to Vodafone. You will collaborate with expert cybersecurity resolver teams to swiftly contain and mitigate the impact of these attacks. Your success in this role hinges on your ability to rapidly develop and deploy new "hunting" use cases and effectively utilise any logs, data, telemetry, big data analytics, industry reports, and intelligence network to stay ahead of emerging threats.
What you’ll do
1. Conduct research to uncover attack methods, exploits, and unknown threats.
2. Proactively hunt for threats both within and outside the network.
3. Contribute to the development and maturity of the threat hunting program.
4. Create, enhance, and review threat hunting detections, rules, and signatures.
5. Develop automated threat hunting metrics and dashboards for reporting purposes.
6. Collaborate with Incident Management and other teams to mitigate future threats.
7. Share insights and research within Vodafone.
Primary Key Points
1. Be accountable for your workload and administration involved.
2. Work in small teams with hunters, other specialists, graduates, and apprentices.
3. Work closely with other leads within the unit as well as wider Cyber Defence.
4. Be responsible for configuring and developing cutting-edge data hunting technologies.
5. Have expertise in swiftly creating and implementing advanced security monitoring techniques.
6. Generate actionable cyber analysis, intelligence, and insights.
7. Excel in monitoring high-risk areas.
8. Engage with stakeholders to comprehend their requirements.
9. Reverse-engineer malware to create threat intelligence.
10. Maintain a proactive attitude regarding emerging threats and risks.
Who you are
1. Possess an unwavering passion for working with diverse security data sources.
2. Awareness of cyber threat intelligence sources and methodologies.
3. Practical knowledge of malware analysis techniques.
4. Deep knowledge of analysing and forensics of various log types.
5. Proficiency in data visualization tools.
6. Familiarity with Threat Intelligence Platforms.
7. Possess knowledge of digital forensics principles.
8. Relevant industry certifications are highly regarded.
What's in it for you
Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which 39 weeks are fully paid + 13 weeks half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
Who we are
You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
As part of our global family, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices.
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