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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