KnowBe4
Cybersecurity Threat Researcher (Hybrid)
$90K–$100K
Arlington, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia, United States - Experience
- BS or equivalent plus 3 years of experience; or MS or equivalent plus 1 year of experience.
- Education
- BS or equivalent; or MS or equivalent.
About the job
Researches and investigates cybersecurity threats, analyzes phishing and malware, and supports threat intelligence and response across KnowBe4.
What you'll do
- Analyze large datasets to identify threat trends and investigate phishing emails, malware, malicious URLs, and alerts.
- Deploy and configure security products, and support internal teams with threat intelligence and customer queries.
- Conduct independent research and contribute threat research content, such as blogs.
What they ask for
- BS or equivalent plus 3 years of experience, or MS or equivalent plus 1 year of experience.
- Knowledge of IOCs, reverse engineering, and threat campaign tracking.
- Experience analyzing malicious URLs and phishing email.
- Experience in customer-facing environments and triaging complex customer queries.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Python automation.
- Experience with databases (SQL or MQL).
Pay
$90,000 - $100,000 (base salary)
Tools
endpoint, email, web, network protection, Python, SQL, MQL
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