Senior Threat Hunting Specialist

Fortinet
Full time Burnaby, British Columbia Computer Occupations
Posted:
March 19, 2026
Location:
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Job Description

We are hiring a Senior Threat Hunting Specialist who combines deep threat-hunting expertise with practical purple-team simulation skills to support an AI-driven detection program. The ideal candidate understands attacker TTPs in depth, can design hypothesis-driven hunts from telemetry, and can script concise attack simulations to generate realistic logs and telemetry in a test environment for validating detections. This role focuses on attacker thinking, preparing and conducting simulations, threat detection SIEM query design and SOC detection validation. Moreover, this role will contribute to features design for ML-driven detection capabilities.

As a senior Threat Hunting Specialist, your responsibilities will include: 

  • Perform hypothesis-driven threat hunting projects and translate attacker TTPs into measurable telemetry signals (IOAs/IOCs) suitable for ML feature design. 
  • Collaborate with ML engineers and data scientists to define, propose, and vali...
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    Job Overview

    Job Type: Full time
    Location: Burnaby, Canada
    Posted: March 19, 2026
    Deadline: April 28, 2026