Hoxhunt in a nutshell
Hoxhunt was founded in 2016 by four visionaries. Today we are a team of 140 amazing people advancing one of the hottest scale-up companies in the human risk management category, with locations in the United States, Finland and the United Kingdom. Hoxhunt is the fastest-growing software company in Finland, premiering in the Deloitte Fast 50 rankings for three consecutive years.
Hoxhunt educates employees on how to protect themselves and their employers against malicious cyberattacks. Our core belief is that the best way to do this is through frequent, personalized, and behavior-changing cybersecurity training. We have been featured in CIO Magazine, Forbes, Inc., EU-Startups, and many more publications. We have also been listed as one of the 10 hottest startups to work for in 2019 and developer students’ Top 10 Dream Employer in 2021 in Finland.

Our daily work is guided by 3 core principles:
1. Hungry for feedback
2. Courage to take initiative
3. We succeed together


We hope that you share these values with us and are willing to contribute accordingly.

The What
As a Junior Threat Analyst you analyze the real threats reported by our end-users through the Hoxhunt plugin. The vast quantity of reports from around the globe allow us a unique window into the phishing landscape. Our purpose-built tooling will allow you to build your own efficient workflow for analyzing the emails and their payloads such as links and attachments to categorize them accordingly.
Utilizing the vast domain knowledge they accumulate Junior Threat Analysts then communicate about their findings both internally and to our customers educating them about the latest trends.
The application period for this position is open from August 22 to September 9, 2024.


The Who

We hope you are:

• studying a field beneficial to the cybersecurity sector, such as mathematics, computer science, information technology, engineering, cybersecurity, journalism, or communications among others
• a proactive, independent, solution-oriented person with self-management abilities. We will give you freedom to execute your work as you see fit and expect a strong sense of ownership and dependability in exchange
• eager to take responsibility and perform your tasks diligently and enthusiastically
• a doer with new ideas on how to improve our existing ways of working, and willingness to take initiative
• resilient: if something doesn’t work out, you to try a new approach
• humble: you are not afraid to ask for help when you need it
• lit up about cybersecurity and excited to become an expert in this field
• curious and analytical: you get energy from investigating problems and finding solutions/ answers to difficult problems
• able to form opinions and make informative decisions based on facts, yet flexible and able to discuss different outcomes
• fluent in English (must-have), other languages are seen as a plus

The Why

Working at Hoxhunt means that you get to be part of building a product that defends companies from cybercrime, help support the cyber skills training for vast amounts of everyday professionals, and make the world more cyber secure. On top of this:

• this is a very flexible part time job role designed to combine effortlessly with your studies
• this is your steppingstone into the cybersecurity field, and we grant you opportunities to grow within the organization
• onsite, hybrid, remote – your call!
• cybersecurity is a growing industry. You get to build a product that defends companies from cybercrime, help support the cyber skills training for vast amounts of everyday professionals, and make the world more secure
• your starting salary is 13e/hour, and you can decide your weekly working hours (15-25h/week). Working hours for the summer months can be negotiated.
working at Hoxhunt is fun and we have a true care for our people

The How
Apply within the designated application period, August 22 - September 9 (23:59). After the application deadline, we will invite the most potential candidates to our interview process.

We look forward to receiving your application!