Threat Hunter

Recruiter: Network Contracting

Job Ref: NCM003394/Glad

Date posted: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Salary: R70,000 Monthly

SUMMARY: Are you passionate about proactively identifying advanced cyber threats and uncovering sophisticated attacker activity before it impacts an organisation?

POSITION INFO: We are currently building our IT talent database and are looking to connect with experienced Threat Hunters for current and future opportunities. We are particularly interested in professionals with strong experience in proactive threat hunting, threat detection, incident investigation and threat intelligence. This is an opportunity to register your profile with us so that your cybersecurity experience can be considered for suitable opportunities as they become available. If you enjoy investigating complex threats and identifying attacker behaviour, we'd love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities: - Conduct proactive and hypothesis-driven threat hunting activities. - Investigate indicators of compromise and potential security incidents. - Analyse endpoint, network and security telemetry for suspicious activity. - Develop and improve threat detection rules, queries and hunting techniques. Job Experience & Skills Required / Ideal Candidate Profile: Education - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field is required. - Relevant cybersecurity certifications will be advantageous. - Threat intelligence or digital forensics qualifications will be advantageous. - Additional information security qualifications will be advantageous Experience - 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, threat hunting, SOC, incident response or a related security role. - 5+ years of experience in threat detection and security investigation. - Strong hands-on experience conducting proactive threat hunts. - Experience working with EDR/XDR and SIEM platforms. Skills - Threat Hunting and Threat Detection. - EDR / XDR and SIEM. - MITRE ATT&CK and Threat Intelligence. - Incident Response, Malware Analysis and IOC/TTP Analysis. Location: Gauteng Apply now! For more exciting IT vacancies, please visit: /> I also specialise in recruiting in the following fields: - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - Software Development - Data Engineering & Analytics If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions. For more information contact: Connect with me on LinkedIn! >