Threat Detection Researcher

What You'll Do

• Develop detections and tools to protect customers from cloud threats
• Investigate attacks on cloud environments and malware targeting cloud and AI workloads
• Hunt and analyze real-world attacks and emerging cloud and AI threats
• Collaborate closely with the R&D team to transform research insights into product features
• Work with customers in response to requests related to suspicious activity or potential incidents
• Create best practices and security policies based on research findings
• Deliver external-facing content (blog posts and talks at security conferences) based on security insights and novel research

What You'll Bring

• 6+ years of experience in security or threat research in which you conducted deep research with actionable conclusions and impacts
• Intimate knowledge of OS internals (Windows/Linux/MacOS) and networking
• Familiarity with cloud services, Kubernetes, cloud environment architecture, and the major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Proficiency in Python for tool development and automation (knowledge of Go, Rust, or C/C++ – an advantage)
• Experience delivering security detections in customer-facing product(s)
• The ability to learn independently, to be self-driven and goal-oriented
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Advantage

• Hands-on experience with malware analysis/reverse engineering/vulnerability research
• Familiarity with notable threat actors and threat intelligence analysis
• IR/red-team/threat-hunting experience
• Experience leveraging AI to supercharge research and detection workflows
• Deep knowledge of modern threat classes (Supply Chain, CI/CD, or threats targeting AI infrastructure and agentic frameworks)