We are looking for a Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter We are looking for a highly motivated Cybersecurity Professional to support mentorship and assessment of global security teams in basic to advanced cybersecurity skill areas. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, is enthusiastic, is good at problem solving, has a strong desire to learn, prefers to be hands-on technically, and constantly strives for excellence. The Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter will be part of a team developing methodologies of incorporating AI agents into cybersecurity workflows, designing experiments to help develop/test AI agents and models, delivering instructional content to customers, and facilitating a variety of Blue Team exercises for SimSpace and our customers. When facilitating exercises, you will be responsible for teaching security concepts, demonstrating practical/hands-on use of open source and commercial security tools; referencing both well established and cutting edge techniques that Cybersecurity Incident Response Teams might use to effectively defend their networks from advanced cyber threats. What will you be doing as a Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter at SimSpace? - Lead an internal initiative to research and integrate candidate agentic capabilities into test environments - Serve as a consultant to customers looking to integrate agentic capabilities into their cybersecurity enterprise in how to identify, integrate and test capabilities prior to deployment - Keep up with industry evolution around AI and cybersecurity operations reviewing publications and standards - Bring world class mentorship of advanced threat hunting tactics and strategy for our global clients and international organizations. - Utilize years of Blue Teaming experience to establish parsing rules, dashboards, and tuning of numerous enterprise security tools in our cyber range platform to exceed client goals and objectives. - Work with our range operations team to develop toolsets and scenarios within a cybersecurity range to model real-world threat defense scenarios. - Utilize foresight and awareness of overall business priorities when dealing with competing requirements and needs from across the organization in order to build consensus and drive results. - Takes initiative in day-to-day tasks, leads projects, and mentors other team members. - Navigate and work effectively across a complex, geographically dispersed organization. - Support assessment of customer security teams and customer events (travel estimated up to 25-30%). What are the qualifications to apply? To be successful as a Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter on SimSpace's Evaluation Team, you need to have: - Demonstrated proficiency in AI/ML engineering, including practical application and experimentation with AI agents, LLM APIs. - Possess a deep understanding of AI agents, specializing in the orchestration of agent decision loops, tool access frameworks, and memory systems optimized for threat hunting and proactive security operations. - Architecting RAG Systems: Hands-on experience designing and deploying Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines to ground LLMs in internal threat intelligence, historical incident data, and enterprise security policies while eliminating hallucinations. - Advanced proficiency in Python and standard data science/AI libraries, alongside strong scripting skills for data manipulation (Pandas, Numpy). - Familiarity with open-source AI ecosystems (Hugging Face) and frameworks for running local, privacy-safe LLMs (Ollama, vLLM). - 6+ years of experience in a technical role in the areas of Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Offensive Security/Red Team, or Cyber Threat Intelligence. - Experience analyzing host, network, and application telemetry for indicators of attack across the stages of the cyber kill chain. - Direct experience working with very large datasets and log analysis tools including but not limited to: Splunk, Elastic, Python, Pandas, SQL, Hadoop, Hue. - Ability to apply Cyber Threat Intelligence through enrichment, correlation, and attribution. - Experience with setup and/or troubleshooting of security stacks. - Familiarity with offensive security strategies and assessment methodology. - Experience explaining threat hunt objectives to mixed technical and non-technical audiences and ability to communicate associated risk by distilling complex content into digestible information. - Hands-on technical experience and ability to demonstrate hunting for indicators of compromise in numerous enterprise scale EDR and SIEM tools to include Splunk, Elastic, Crowdstrike, and many other major vendors. - Previous experience performing digital forensics or indecent response on major security incidents. - Demonstrated self-starter with a constant desire to help others improve and build the team. We're proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success: - Compensation. Base salary range: $120,000 - $150,000 reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for commission tied to company performance and individual contributions. - Health & Wellness. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans-coverage starts on day one! - Mental Health Support. Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health. - Financial Well-Being. Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match. - Flexible Time Off. Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members. - Parental Leave. Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life's most important moments. - Ownership Opportunities. Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants-become an invested stakeholder in our shared success. - Referral Rewards. Earn $1,500-$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program. - Peloton Interactive Wellness Program. Full- and partial-subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals. - Continuous Learning. Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development. - Social Connections. Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community. - Extra Perks. Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life's details. Join SimSpace and enjoy benefits that enhance your career, health, and happiness!