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Cybersecurity careers by domain

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Threat Hunter

Proactively searches for adversaries that evade automated detection.

Roles in this job family

  • Threat Hunter

    Mid-level

    Hypothesis-driven hunts across EDR, logs, and network telemetry.

  • Hunt Team Lead

    Senior

    Prioritizes hunt missions and converts findings into detection rules.

Related certifications

GCIH

GCIH

GIAC Certified Incident Handler

GIAC / SANS

Incident handling credential focused on detecting intrusions, collecting evidence, and coordinating effective response workflows.

Recruiter appeal
4.5
Difficulty
Medium
Community

GCIA

GCIA

GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst

GIAC / SANS

Advanced SOC and intrusion analysis certification for network traffic, IDS/IPS, and attacker technique detection.

Recruiter appeal
4.5
Difficulty
Hard
Community

CySA+

CySA+

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst

CompTIA

Analyst-level credential covering threat detection, vulnerability management, and security monitoring operations.

Recruiter appeal
4.4
Difficulty
Medium
Community

GMON

GMON

GIAC Continuous Monitoring

GIAC

GIAC Continuous Monitoring — professional certification mapped from the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

SC-200

SC-200

Microsoft Security Operations Analyst

Microsoft

SOC analyst path using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for threat detection and incident response.

Recruiter appeal
4.4
Difficulty
Medium
Community

GSEC

GSEC

GIAC Security Essentials

GIAC / SANS

Broad technical security baseline covering networking, IAM, crypto, and defense fundamentals.

Recruiter appeal
4.4
Difficulty
Medium
Community

CCNP Sec

CCNP Sec

Cisco Certified Network Professional Security

Cisco

Network security professional track covering firewalls, VPNs, identity, automation, and secure network architecture on Cisco stacks.

Recruiter appeal
4.3
Difficulty
Hard
Community

SecurityX

SecurityX

CompTIA SecurityX

CompTIA

Advanced practitioner certification (CAS-004) for senior security architects — technical depth beyond CASP+ in enterprise environments.

Recruiter appeal
4.3
Difficulty
Hard
Community

CCFA

CCFA

CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator

CrowdStrike

Validates deployment and administration of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform: sensors, prevention policies, detection tuning, and operational response workflows. Common for SOC and endpoint security teams standardizing on Falcon.

Recruiter appeal
4.3
Difficulty
Medium
Community

BTL1

BTL1

Blue Team Level 1

Security Blue Team

Practical blue-team certification focused on log analysis, SIEM workflows, and incident triage for SOC analysts.

Recruiter appeal
4.2
Difficulty
Easy
Community

CSLS

CSLS

Certified Stormshield Log Supervisor

Stormshield

Certification sur Stormshield Log Supervisor (SLS) : collecte de logs SNS, tableaux de bord, rapports, règles d'alarme et investigation SOC. Prérequis CSNA. Complète le parcours défensif Stormshield aux côtés de CSNE.

Recruiter appeal
4.2
Difficulty
Medium
Community

SSCP

SSCP

Systems Security Certified Practitioner

(ISC)²

Hands-on security operations certification spanning access controls, incident response, and network monitoring.

Recruiter appeal
4.1
Difficulty
Medium
Community

C)IHE

C)IHE

Mile2 Certified Incident Handling Engineer

Mile2

Mile2 Certified Incident Handling Engineer — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

eCIR

eCIR

eLearnSecurity Certified Incident Responder

Ine

eLearnSecurity Certified Incident Responder — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

GEIR

GEIR

GIAC Enterprise Incident Response

GIAC

GIAC Enterprise Incident Response — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

ACE

ACE

AccessData Certified Examiner

Accessdata

AccessData Certified Examiner — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

BTL2

BTL2

Security Blue Team Level 2

Securityblue

Security Blue Team Level 2 — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

C)DRE

C)DRE

Mile2 Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer

Mile2

Mile2 Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

CCD

CCD

Certified CyberDefender

Cyberdefenders

Certified CyberDefender — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

CCE

CCE

ISFCE Certified Computer Examiner

Isfce

ISFCE Certified Computer Examiner — professional certification on the Paul Jerimy security certification roadmap.

Recruiter appeal
4.0
Difficulty
Hard
Community

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