Staff Security Engineer (Cyber Threat Hunting)
Coupang Internal · Seoul, South Korea
Posted 17 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 17 days Coupang Internal's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Coupang Internal's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang Internal
- low 0 stale, 8 reposted of 468 open
- Hiring momentum
- 741 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coupang Internal's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coupang Internal.
About this role
The Staff Security Engineer (Cyber Threat Hunting) role at Coupang involves leading proactive threat hunting activities across enterprise systems to identify subtle indicators of compromise using advanced analytical techniques. The position requires collaboration with various security teams to enhance detection capabilities and protect customers from potential threats, while also developing reusable threat hunting playbooks and automation processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coupang Internal as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field
- Over 8 years of experience in Security Operations, Threat Hunting, or Incident Response
- Deep understanding of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and experience applying the MITRE ATT&CK framework in enterprise threat hunting
- Extensive hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, cloud security, and log analysis platforms in large enterprise environments
- Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills based on complex multi-phase security investigations
Nice to have
- Deep technical understanding of adversary TTPs, intrusion lifecycle, lateral movement behaviors, and adversary simulation
- Proficiency in enterprise log analysis platforms such as Splunk, ELK, UEBA, QRadar and query languages like SPL, KQL, SQL, LogScale
- Experience in hypothesis-driven threat hunting and investigative research on complex multi-domain telemetry data
- Experience in threat hunting automation and playbook development using scripting and data engineering skills in Python or PowerShell
- Understanding of malware analysis, network forensics, and EDR/XDR platform internals
Worth weighing
- This position is only open to internal employees, which may limit the applicant pool.
- No specific salary or benefits information is provided in the posting.
- The role requires a high level of collaboration with various security teams, which may imply a dynamic work environment.
- The job description emphasizes proactive security measures, which may involve high-pressure situations depending on threat levels.
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Listed by Coupang Internal on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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