Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter

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SimSpace serves as an AI Proving Ground where organizations can confidently train, test, and outmaneuver adversaries in any environment. Trusted by allied governments, militaries, enterprises, and research institutions worldwide, SimSpace enables adaptive, AI-ready defenses that stay ahead of evolving threats. Founded in 2015 by experts from U.S. Cyber Command and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the platform unifies training, testing, and validation in a realistic, live-fire simulation-helping teams evaluate security investments, optimize performance, and compress cyber readiness cycles from months to days. Why join SimSpace? We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere every day which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers. How Do We Work? We believe that people are at the center of everything we do. SimSpace fosters a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and professional growth. That belief shows up in action: in-house training, internal and external learning platforms, cyber conferences, industry events, and dedicated time for skill development. Our people are empowered to shape their careers - and it shows. Year over year, SimSpace consistently outperforms industry benchmarks in internal mobility, promotions, and total rewards growth. Who Thrives Here? We are a team of innovators, protectors, and problem-solvers. We believe diversity of thought and experience fuels better solutions, and we're committed to building teams that reflect the communities we serve. Whether you're remote or office-based, you'll collaborate with talented colleagues across departments and time zones, united by the mission to create a safer digital world. We invite you to apply today! We are looking for a Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter We are looking for a highly motivated Cybersecurity Professional to support mentorship and assessment of global security teams in basic to advanced cybersecurity skill areas. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, is enthusiastic, is good at problem solving, has a strong desire to learn, prefers to be hands-on technically, and constantly strives for excellence. The Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter will be part of a team developing methodologies of incorporating AI agents into cybersecurity workflows, designing experiments to help develop/test AI agents and models, delivering instructional content to customers, and facilitating a variety of Blue Team exercises for SimSpace and our customers. When facilitating exercises, you will be responsible for teaching security concepts, demonstrating practical/hands-on use of open source and commercial security tools; referencing both well established and cutting edge techniques that Cybersecurity Incident Response Teams might use to effectively defend their networks from advanced cyber threats. What will you be doing as a Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter at SimSpace? Lead an internal initiative to research and integrate candidate agentic capabilities into test environments Serve as a consultant to customers looking to integrate agentic capabilities into their cybersecurity enterprise in how to identify, integrate and test capabilities prior to deployment Keep up with industry evolution around AI and cybersecurity operations reviewing publications and standards Bring world class mentorship of advanced threat hunting tactics and strategy for our global clients and international organizations. Utilize years of Blue Teaming experience to establish parsing rules, dashboards, and tuning of numerous enterprise security tools in our cyber range platform to exceed client goals and objectives. Work with our range operations team to develop toolsets and scenarios within a cybersecurity range to model real-world threat defense scenarios. Utilize foresight and awareness of overall business priorities when dealing with competing requirements and needs from across the organization in order to build consensus and drive results. Takes initiative in day-to-day tasks, leads projects, and mentors other team members. Navigate and work effectively across a complex, geographically dispersed organization. Support assessment of customer security teams and customer events ( this means the role will require national and international travel estimated up to 25-30% ). What are the qualifications to apply? To be successful as a Senior AI-Centric Threat Hunter on SimSpace's Evaluation Team, you need to have: Demonstrated proficiency in AI/ML engineering, including practical application and experimentation with AI agents, LLM APIs. Possess a deep understanding of AI agents, specializing in the orchestration of agent decision loops, tool access frameworks, and memory systems optimized for threat