Sr. Threat Researcher

📋 Description

• Analyze large-scale security data to identify attacker behavior, TTPs, and risks.
• Map behaviors to MITRE ATT&CK and real-world tradecraft.
• Model attack paths with the Illumio security graph to reduce lateral movement.
• Identify gaps in detection, data enrichment, and segmentation.
• Develop and validate hypotheses about evolving threats with research sources.
• Translate research findings into product improvements and risk insights.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in threat research, IR, detection engineering, or adversary emulation.
• Strong attacker tradecraft knowledge across enterprise, cloud, and hybrid.
• Deep MITRE ATT&CK knowledge and real-world TTP mapping.
• Hands-on with security telemetry sources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; translate complex findings.
• Comfort with ambiguity and defining new functions.
• Experience writing detection rules, analytics queries, or threat hunting.

🎁 Benefits

• Previous experience at a cybersecurity product company.
• Track record of publishing threat research or speaking at industry conferences.
• Experience integrating external threat intelligence feeds.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCFA, or similar).