Threat Hunter Investigator

Piper Companies is seeking a Threat Hunting Investigator for a leading technology organization. The Threat Hunting Investigator is a Remote position operating on EST business hours. An ideal candidate for the Threat Hunting Investigator is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with expertise in insider threat investigations, advanced Splunk detection engineering, and hands-on experience developing SPL queries, Risk-Based Alerting (RBA), and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) solutions. Responsibilities of the Threat Hunting Investigator: Conduct proactive threat hunting and investigations focused on insider threats, suspicious user behavior, and protection of critical intellectual property. Design, develop, test, deploy, and tune advanced Splunk detections, correlation searches, risk rules, and RBA workflows using SPL. Configure and optimize UEBA detections and behavioral analytics to identify high-risk activity across enterprise environments. Produce detailed investigative reports, technical documentation, and actionable recommendations to support security operations and risk mitigation. Qualifications of the Threat Hunting Investigator: 8+ years of experience conducting digital threat investigations, insider threat analysis, and forensic investigations. Advanced hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, including writing complex SPL queries from scratch and developing production-ready detections. Strong experience with Risk-Based Alerting (RBA), User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), and security detection engineering methodologies. Proven ability to translate threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK techniques into operational detections, response workflows, and measurable security outcomes. Compensation for the Threat Hunting Investigator includes: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), sick leave as required by law, and PTO. This job opens for applications on 10/16/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.