Job Summary

As a Cyber Threat Hunting Expert, you will play a key role in proactively identifying advanced cyber threats that evade existing security controls. Working closely with the Cyber Threat Hunting (CTH) team, you will develop and enhance detection methods, conduct in-depth threat analysis, and provide expert support during complex security incidents. Your work will drive continuous improvement of the organization’s threat hunting maturity, strengthen its defense capabilities, and ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive improvements in Cyber Threat Hunting maturity in line with evolving threat landscapes and compliance requirements.
• Conduct proactive identification, analysis, and attribution of advanced cyber threats using internal and external threat intelligence.
• Develop and implement tools, techniques, and methodologies to detect malicious or anomalous activities.
• Provide expert analytical and investigative support during large-scale or complex security incidents.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Purple Team, Security Monitoring & Analytics, Threat Management) to enhance detection capabilities.
• Conduct research on attack patterns, adversarial techniques, and detection innovations.
• Contribute to automation initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and cloud detection (AWS/Azure).
• Ensure adherence to security policies, frameworks, and governance standards.
• Promote strong risk management, compliance awareness, and ethical conduct across all activities.

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years in cybersecurity, including 3+ years in threat hunting or similar roles
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• Experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, or cloud security automation.
• Programming skills in Python, C/C++, C#, or JavaScript.
• Knowledge of Purple Team operations and adversary simulation.
• Proficiency in Splunk SPL and Kusto Query Language (KQL).
• Strong knowledge of network protocols, operating systems (Windows/Linux), and cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
• Experience in digital forensics, SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint security, and threat analytics.
• Advanced understanding of threat actors, TTPs, and cyber kill chain methodology.
• Hands-on experience in Python scripting, data analysis, and automation.
• Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GREM, GPEN, GCFA, GCIH, or GDAT are advantageous.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to think like an adversary.
• Excellent communication and technical reporting skills.
• Self-motivated, organized, and proactive, requiring minimal supervision.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• High ethical standards and commitment to continuous learning

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.