Threat Hunter

Tanium

Threat Hunter conducting hands-on threat hunting and security operations at Tanium. Collaborating with customers to enhance security maturity through threat detection and response.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeTokyo • 🇯🇵 JapanMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Strengthen customer incident response readiness, assist with remediation planning, and augment response capabilities during incidents to improve overall security maturity and readiness of customers
Perform hands‑on threat hunting with customers, executing the full hunting lifecycle to detect, investigate, and reduce emerging threats
Provide expert deployment and enablement of Tanium Security Operations solutions tailored to each customer’s unique use cases
Conduct threat intelligence analysis, build and refine detections, and tune intel with customers to enhance threat visibility and response
Work side‑by‑side with customers in a hands‑on‑keyboard capacity to guide, support, and maximize the effectiveness of the Tanium Platform
Collaborate closely with internal product teams, providing customer‑driven feedback and hands‑on insights to shape and enhance the Tanium Platform
Build API‑driven integrations with third‑party tools and create custom Tanium hunts using the API to baseline and enhance customer threat visibility and capability
Partner with internal teams to research emerging security challenges—such as AI, container and cloud security, and OT—to inform customer guidance and platform improvements

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, threat hunting, or related defensive security roles
Hands-on experience performing threat hunting, detection analysis, and investigation work across enterprise environments
Strong knowledge of incident response processes, including scoping, containment, remediation planning, and post‑incident improvements
Experience with security platforms such as EDR, SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence platforms, or similar technologies
Direct customer‑facing experience, providing security guidance, technical support, or operational enablement
Proficiency with scripting or API usage (e.g., Python, PowerShell, REST APIs) for integrations and data‑driven investigations
Understanding threat intelligence concepts, detection engineering principles, and threat visibility best practices.
Ability to collaborate cross‑functionally with product, engineering, and security teams to translate customer needs into actionable improvements
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to varied audiences.
Native-level fluency in Japanese and business-level proficiency in English are both required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

5 days of volunteer time off to contribute to the communities
Opportunity for collaboration, respect, and diversity
Wellness programs
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Threat HuntingDetection AnalysisIncident Response ProcessesScriptingAPI UsageThreat Intelligence AnalysisDetection EngineeringSecurity PlatformsRemediation PlanningPost-Incident Improvements

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCustomer-Facing ExperienceCollaboration