Cyber Threat Specialist

Cyber Threat Specialist – QatarEnergy LNG Safeguarding the organization’s IT and OT environments by detecting, investigating, and proactively hunting for cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

Perform proactive threat hunting across IT and OT networks using intelligence from the Threat Analyst to uncover stealthy or undetected threats.

Analyse and correlate security incidents to understand attacker behaviour, techniques, and campaign patterns beyond simple alerts.

Bridge threat intelligence with detection logic, translating new IOCs, TTPs, and adversary trends into actionable detection content for the SOC Engineer to implement.

Conduct deep‑drive investigations on high‑severity alerts, ensuring accurate root‑cause determination and actionable recommendations.

Support incident response teams during containment and eradication phases by providing context on attacker tools, tactics, and infrastructure.

Collaborate with the SOC Engineer to refine SIEM use cases, detection rules, and SOAR playbooks based on threat hunting outcomes.

Perform malware reverse engineering and behavioural analysis, extracting IOCs, YARA rules and technical findings to feed into threat hunting and detection development.

Develop and maintain threat profiles for key adversaries and attack scenarios targeting both IT and OT environments.

Prepare technical briefings reports summarizing threat findings and lessons learned for management.

Continuously improve analytical techniques, staying current with emerging threats, tools, and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.

Ensure alignment with legal and ethical guidelines to maintain company integrity and reputation.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in information security, computer science or engineering.

Relevant professional certification such as GCTI, GCIA, GCIH, GREM.

At least 10 years of Information Security experience in a similar position.

Proven experience in cyber threat analysis, hunting and incident investigation across both IT and OT environments.

Strong understanding of network protocols, malware behaviour and adversary TTPs aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Experience with SIEM / SOAR platforms, threat intelligence tools and log analysis for advanced threat detection.

Strong analytical and investigative skills with hands‑on experience in threat hunting.

Ability to assess and evaluate risk and the impact of legislation, and actively promote compliance.

Good understanding of IT and OT business applications.

About the Role The Cyber Threat Specialist bridges intelligence and operations, turning threat data into actionable detections and hunt activities. Working closely with the SOC Team, the specialist enhances detection capabilities and strengthens the organization’s overall cyber resilience.

Location and Employment Full‑time, Mid‑Senior level, Engineering and Information Technology, Oil and Gas.

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