Job Details

Job Posting End Date

02-17-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

At AEP, we're more than just an energy company!

We're a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

Job Description

Seeking a proactive Cybersecurity Threat Hunter to detect, analyze, and disrupt advanced threats across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate combines deep adversary knowledge and hands-on log and network analysis. Responsible for moderate-scale security assignments with limited direction from senior team members. Develops and maintains necessary documentation of security systems, projects, and/or processes to ensure unified understanding of system details. Identifies and documents potential mitigations/remediations and creates reports of findings with identified risk response. Participates in the review, evaluation, and recommendation of emerging security technologies. More involved in advanced level implementation, support, and/or usage of technical solutions. Assists with problem solving, decision-making, and functional area knowledge.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the Cyber Intelligence & Response Center in preventing, identifying, and responding to cyber threats.

• Proactively conduct hunts for adversary activity across endpoints, networks, cloud, and identity systems using MITRE ATT&CK and Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain.

• Develop and refine hypotheses, detection logic, and hunting playbooks using MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence.

• Support incident response and forensics: triage, root-cause analysis, containment guidance, and remediation recommendations.

• Produce IOC packages, hunting reports, and brief technical write-ups for stakeholders.

• Collaborate with U.S. Government and industry peers on cyber security best practices.

• Maintain metrics for hunting outcomes and contribute to continuous improvement of detection maturity.

• Promote workplace diversity and view differences as opportunities.

• Ensure team training and skill development for security innovation.

• Simplify technical topics for broader understanding.

• Participate in improving detection coverage, improving security processes and identifying gaps.

• Organize work to maximize efficiency for the team.

• Encourage learning about security trends and practices.

Nice to have:

Licenses and Certifications: CSFA, GCCC, GCDA, GCED, GCFA, GCFE, GCIA, GCIH, GCIP, GCTI, GDAT, GICSP, GMON, GOSI, GREM, GRID, GSOM, GXPN, OSCP, OSEE, Treadstone Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst/Certified Threat Counterintelligence Analyst, CERT Incident Response Process Professional, CREST Certified Host Intrusion Analyst, CREST Certified Incident manager, CREST Certified malware Reverse Engineer, CREST Certified Network Intrusion Analyst, CREST Certified Threat Intelligence Manager

What We're Looking For:

Education: Bachelor's degree or associate degree with 2 years relevant experience in system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical) OR High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in IT system administration/help desk/security (cyber or physical); OR graduation from an approved Cybersecurity Program; alternatively, may have non-degree qualifications (such as hands-on demonstrated ability in a technical interview/assessment).

Experience: 4 or more years of Information Technology related experience; OR 2 or more years of security related experience, which may include military/government work experience in addition to any experience identified above.

What You'll Get:

$98,993 - $128,689

In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-008

Compensation Range:

$98,993.00 - $128,688.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S - Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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