# Threat Detection Researcher

**Company:** [Wiz](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/wiz)
**Location:** Tel Aviv, Israel
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Kql, SQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Cloud Security, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Red Teaming, Security Detection, Cloud-Native Architecture, Large-Scale Telemetry
**Posted:** 2026-07-21

> Conducts data-driven research into emerging cloud threats and builds high-fidelity security detections for production. Requires 6+ years of security or threat research experience, strong investigation skills, and proficiency in Python, Go, and query languages.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Drive the full lifecycle of security detections, from threat research and data analysis to building and shipping detection logic directly into production.
- Design behavioral baselines for complex cloud environments using diverse signals and develop high-fidelity detections based on those baselines.
- Expand the detection engine with novel, high-impact telemetry sources for modern cloud environments.
- Conduct deep technical research into complex cloud services to uncover novel attack vectors.
- Investigate real-world attacks across cloud environments, identity providers (IDPs), and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platforms.
- Hunt and analyze emerging threats and active campaigns targeting the cloud ecosystem.

## Requirements
- **6+ years** of hands-on experience in security or threat research, with a track record of driving investigations to actionable, real-world impact.
- Strong self-motivation and ability to independently drive complex research projects from concept to delivery.
- Clear and effective communication and collaboration skills across teams and disciplines.
- Experience conducting data-driven research and working with large-scale telemetry.
- Proficiency in **Python**, **Go**, and query languages such as **KQL** and **SQL**.

## Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (**AWS**, **Google Cloud**, **Azure**), **Kubernetes**, and modern cloud-native architectures.
- Background in incident response, red teaming, or threat hunting.
- Hands-on experience building and shipping security detections as part of a product.
- Experience writing technical blogs, publishing security research, or speaking at industry conferences.
- Experience leveraging AI/LLM-driven tools to enhance detection generation and telemetry analysis.

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