Cyber Threat Hunting Program Lead

Company Description:
Tradeweb Markets is a world leader in the evolution of electronic trading. A fintech company serving approximately 2,500 clients ? including the world?s largest banks, asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, wealth managers and retail clients -- in more than 65 countries across the globe. Since our first trade in 1998, we have helped transform and electronify the fixed income markets. Tradeweb is a culture built on innovation, creativity and collaboration. Through a combination of very talented and driven people, innovative products and solutions, cutting-edge technology, market data, and a vast network of clients, we continue to work together to improve the way financial markets trade.

Mission: Move first and never stop. Collaborate with clients to create and build solutions that drive efficiency, connectivity, and transparency in electronic trading.

Tradeweb Markets LLC ("Tradeweb") is proud to be an EEO Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled/Affirmative Action Employer.

Job Description:

To capitalize on our success and continued growth plans we are seeking a technical, results-driven individual to lead our global cyber threat hunting program. The ideal candidate will be hands on, experienced with leading global threat hunting and purple team functions within Tradeweb?s complex, global environments. The role will also have an opportunity to work with subject matter experts not only within security, but across infrastructure, network, development, and business teams.??

We look to hire people who are comfortable in working with minimal supervision as part of a team that has consistently delivered ground-breaking and innovative solutions in one of the most exciting and fast-moving areas of the of the financial markets. We need people who can prioritize and effectively communicate complex security issues to non-technical team members.?We would prefer someone who has security operations experience in the Financial Industry or with a government/military background, who can meet with our internal partners and present reports with confidence.?

Job Responsibilities:

Develop and lead a comprehensive cyber threat hunting program, leveraging behavioral analytics, advanced telemetry, and cyber threat intelligence to proactively detect and disrupt sophisticated threat actors targeting Tradeweb.

Build a team of cyber threat hunters, setting clear objectives, establishing priorities, and ensuring effective execution of hypothesis-driven hunts across diverse data sources (e.g., endpoint, network, identity, and application telemetry).

Drive strategic alignment with incident response, threat intelligence, SOC, and detection engineering teams,ensuring seamless integration of hunting insights into detection content, response playbooks, and threat models.

Establish hunt operations cadence and lifecycle management, including hypothesis development, data source validation, hunting execution, results documentation, and feedback into detection and prevention pipelines.

Serve as a key incident response partner, providing investigative support during high-priority incidents and contributing adversary context and investigative findings that inform containment and remediation efforts.

Continuously refine the threat hunting methodology, incorporating MITRE ATT&CK mapping, adversary emulation, red/purple team feedback, and current threat landscape trends to sharpen threat detection capabilities.

Mentor and develop junior analysts and hunters, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in curiosity, rigor, and continuous improvement. Provide technical leadership and knowledge transfer through training, peer reviews, and lessons learned.

Track and communicate program metrics and outcomes to leadership, demonstrating threat reduction, detection coverage improvements, and strategic impact of hunt operations on overall cyber defense posture.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 3 years in a leadership or team lead role involving threat hunting, SOC operations, or cyber threat intelligence.
• Proven expertise in hypothesis-driven threat hunting methodologies, including anomaly detection, behavioral analysis, and adversary emulation.
• Strong familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, cyber kill chain, and other adversary behavior frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR platforms, network forensics tools, and log analysis across multiple telemetry sources.
• Solid understanding of modern attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and experience hunting in hybrid environments (on-prem, cloud, and SaaS).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and grow technical teams, manage priorities, and deliver measurable improvements in detection and response maturity.
• Proficiency with scripting or automation languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for operational efficiency and hunt enablement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of delivering clear technical reports and briefing executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master?s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience implementing or working with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) and integrating intelligence into hunt operations.
• Experience working in or managing a 24x7 SOC or hybrid security operations environment with geographically distributed teams.

Additional Information:

Tradeweb is committed to providing valuable and competitive benefits. In addition to working in our culture of innovation and collaboration, we offer:
- Health Insurance: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
- Hybrid Environment: Our employees have the flexibility of working in the office and from home.
- Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs
- Maven Family Building Benefit: Includes $10,000 lifetime reimbursement for fertility, adoption, surrogacy, etc.
- 401(k) Savings Plan: 100% match on the first 4% of compensation contributed
- Compensation Range: $150,000 to $275,000 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience
- Bonus: Eligible for discretionary bonus program
- Application Period: This role is expected to remain open until 07/01/25

Other Benefit Programs

• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• ARAG Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Financial Wellness Tools
• Travel Assistance Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Corporate Gym Subsidies
• Wellness Perks
• Paid Time Off and Parental Leave