Security Consultant - AI-Driven Threat Management

Position Overview

We are looking for a Security Consultant – AI-Driven Threat Management to join our cybersecurity team in Budapest. The role focuses on security monitoring, alert triage, threat detection, incident investigation and threat hunting across cloud and hybrid environments. The position operates at Tier 1–2 level, with close collaboration with internal stakeholders and escalation to Tier 3 / Incident Response teams when required. The role includes participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation

Key Responsibilities

Monitor and respond to security alerts in a 24/7 security operations environment, including participation in an on-call rotation
Perform initial security alert triage and validation using logs, telemetry and contextual information
Investigate security events in collaboration with internal stakeholders and system owners
Escalate confirmed or high-risk incidents to Tier 3 or Incident Response teams with detailed technical findings
Develop, tune and continuously improve detection rules, alert logic and correlation use cases based on real-world threats and the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
Support and co-lead security investigations, including identifying root causes, lateral movement and potential data exposure
Conduct threat hunting and purple teaming exercises to proactively identify novel threats
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of SOC playbooks, investigation runbooks and incident response procedures
Support the customization of security response strategies for cloud infrastructure environments, including SAP Cloud Infrastructure
Create and maintain security dashboards, metrics and KPIs to monitor SOC effectiveness and threat landscape trends
Participate in lessons-learned reviews and provide recommendations for improving security detection and response processes

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or cybersecurity operations role, preferably in cloud-based or hybrid environments
• Hands-on experience with security monitoring and workload protection in public cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP
• Practical experience with security alert triage, basic forensic analysis and incident response support
• Experience investigating cloud-native security events, such as IAM misconfigurations, insecure storage, compromised credentials or unusual container activity
• Hands-on experience with at least one SIEM platform, such as Splunk, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch or DataDog
• Extensive familiarity with security logging and monitoring tools, SIEM platforms ... and Threat Intelligence Platforms
• Proven experience creating, maintaining or tuning detection rules and custom security alerts
• Good understanding of cloud-native security principles, networking protocols, Linux internals and common security controls
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and other container technologies
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework and NIST incident handling lifecycle
• Basic understanding of malware behavior and security investigation techniques
• Experience developing or using incident handling playbooks and security runbooks
• Basic understanding of security within Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and static code analysis tools
• Good scripting and automation skills in Python, PowerShell or Bash are an advantage
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Certifications

CompTIA Security+
GIAC GSEC / GCIH
EC-Council CEH
Microsoft SC-200