Associate Cyber Threat Researcher

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Thu, May 21, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Engaging in proactive threat hunts, the full-time Associate Cyber Threat Researcher will identify, investigate, and respond to cyber threats while creating intelligence-based detection rules to defend customer environments in a remote setting.

Key responsibilities
  • Proactively create and enhance detection rules to alert SOC analysts of intrusions against customer networks
  • Support hypothesis-driven threat hunting efforts using security data and intelligence
  • Collaborate with internal account teams and customers to strengthen security postures and report on findings
Required qualifications
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • At least 2 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a minimum of 1 year focused on threat hunting or detection engineering
  • Working understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Experience with SIEMs, EDR/XDR platforms, and log analysis tools
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell

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