Cyber Threat Hunting Associate
Join Us
At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
What you’ll do
At Vodafone, we’re on a mission to stay ahead of cyber threats—and we want you to be part of it. As a Cyber Threat Hunting Associate, you’ll proactively search for signs of malicious activity across our systems and networks, helping us detect risks before they escalate. You’ll investigate complex threats, collaborate across teams, and turn intelligence into action. Your work will directly shape our security posture, from developing detection rules to supporting incident response and sharing insights that elevate our collective capability. This is a role where curiosity, critical thinking, and a passion for cybersecurity come together to make a real impact.
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Role title: CYBER THREAT HUNTING ASSOCIATE |
Function: Cyber Defence, Cyber Threat Unit |
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Band: H |
Department: Cyber Threat Hunting Team |
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Reports to: Carl Tinsley |
Location: Hybrid – Newbury,UK |
Who you are
We’re looking for someone who brings energy, curiosity, and a collaborative mindset to the table. You might be early in your cyber career or looking to grow into a more advanced threat hunting role—either way, we’re excited to support your journey.
- You have a strong interest in identifying and analysing sophisticated cyber threats using behavioural analytics and threat intelligence.
- You think critically and can investigate anomalies with precision, distinguishing real threats from false positives.
- You’re familiar with security tools like SIEMs, SOAR platforms, and TIPs, and eager to learn more.
- You understand key data sources—logs, network traffic, cloud environments—and can help correlate them to uncover threats.
- You communicate clearly and work well with cross-functional teams, sharing findings and contributing to continuous improvement.
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.
What's in it for you
We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.
- Discretionary yearly bonus: 5%
- Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays
- Enjoy working up to 20 days a year from abroad
- Charity days
- Wellbeing: Quarterly Spirit Days to focus on wellbeing and personal development
- Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
- Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
- Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
- Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
- Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
Who we are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.
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