Principal Threat Researcher

Job Summary

As a remote Principal Threat Researcher, the successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert on adversary behavior, dissecting and replicating sophisticated cyber attack techniques while translating complex research into actionable detection recommendations that drive engineering efforts and product strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Scope and refine research initiatives to analyze emerging attack techniques and customer impact across various operating systems and major Cloud/SaaS providers
• Dive deep into technical components and detection optics of specific threats to understand adversary control and manipulation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop new detection methodologies and document research findings for internal and external audiences

Required qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience with AI-driven security solutions
• 12+ years of experience in security research with actionable outcomes
• Extensive security expertise in at least one operating system and experience with commercial Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) platforms
• Security experience with at least one cloud service provider and cloud-based detection platforms
• Software development experience in at least one scripting language and one compiled/assembled language