Security Researcher (Detection Systems)

What you'll do

• Develop threat detection capabilities and end-to-end detection coverage based on emerging threats and adversary techniques.
• Build research systems for threat analysis, APT simulation, cyber threat intelligence, and security knowledge graphs.
• Partner with data scientists on agentic AI workflows, security-focused models, and training datasets.

What they ask for

• 5+ years building large-scale threat analysis and detection solutions in one or more stated areas, or a Ph.D. in Computer Science, System/Network Security, or a related technical field.
• Deep expertise in at least one of threat hunting, malware analysis and sandboxing, vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, offensive security, or penetration tests.
• Strong understanding of modern attacks and evasion techniques, malware behaviors and countermeasures, MITRE ATT&CK, and cyber kill chain/TTPs.
• Strong proficiency in Python; passion for security research and strong communication and documentation skills.

Nice to have

• Participation in CTFs, open-source security contributions, CVE disclosures, attack campaign research, or security publications and presentations.
• Experience in security operations or research roles; familiarity with security technologies, threat intelligence, detection methods, machine learning, LLMs, or agentic AI.

Pay

$150,000 – $250,000 per year (base salary)

Tools

Python, C/C++, Rust, Go, MITRE ATT&CK, LLMs

AI focus

Partner with data scientists to develop agentic AI workflows, security-focused models, and training datasets for cybersecurity use cases.