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The company Cloud Content team is an integral part of the Content Product Group, tasked with the critical mission of safeguarding cloud environments through innovative detection and response capabilities. This specialized team comprises cloud security experts, researchers, and engineers in various time zones working in unison to ensure our customers cloud workloads are secure against the ever-changing threats in the security landscape.As a senior researcher on the team, you will play a pivotal role in conducting security research, and translating it to direct security value for the company and product.This role provides a unique opportunity to join a team with strategic importance to protecting our customers from emerging threats and novel attack methodologies in both cloud and Linux based environments. You will stay ahead of the curve with regards to the threat landscape and your research will directly impact the direction of the team and our product.You will also get to work with vast datasets, have a direct impact on the efficacy and evolution of our detections, and play a decisive role in the strategic direction of our product development. Your contributions will enable continuous improvement of our companys cloud detection capabilities ensuring that our customers can be secured with the most advanced security measures in place.
What Youll Do:
Initiate and conduct Cloud Research Initiatives: follow the threat landscape to identify trends in the realm of cloud infrastructure security, threat actors, novel attack approaches, and vulnerabilities in cloud-based and/or cloud-native environments and workloads.
Conduct cutting edge research in the areas of Linux security (low level and high level operating system research) and become an authoritative source of knowledge in the team.
Research threats and vulnerabilities in cloud provider infrastructure and containerized applications and workloads.
Develop advanced cloud security models: Create sophisticated models and frameworks for identifying and mitigating new types of cloud threats. Focus on predictive analytics and proactive threat hunting methodologies.
Collaborate with cross functional teams: Work closely with various teams, including engineering, product management, detection engineering, and threat intelligence to drive cloud detections in the company falcon platform.
Provide cloud security thought leadership: Share insights and best practices with the broader security community through publications, conference presentations, and technical blogs.

The company Cloud Content team is an integral part of the Content Product Group, tasked with the critical mission of safeguarding cloud environments through innovative detection and response capabilities. This specialized team comprises cloud security experts, researchers, and engineers in various time zones working in unison to ensure our customers cloud workloads are secure against the ever-changing threats in the security landscape.As a senior researcher on the team, you will play a pivotal role in conducting security research, and translating it to direct security value for the company and product.This role provides a unique opportunity to join a team with strategic importance to protecting our customers from emerging threats and novel attack methodologies in both cloud and Linux based environments. You will stay ahead of the curve with regards to the threat landscape and your research will directly impact the direction of the team and our product.You will also get to work with vast datasets, have a direct impact on the efficacy and evolution of our detections, and play a decisive role in the strategic direction of our product development. Your contributions will enable continuous improvement of our companys cloud detection capabilities ensuring that our customers can be secured with the most advanced security measures in place.
What Youll Do:
Initiate and conduct Cloud Research Initiatives: follow the threat landscape to identify trends in the realm of cloud infrastructure security, threat actors, novel attack approaches, and vulnerabilities in cloud-based and/or cloud-native environments and workloads.
Conduct cutting edge research in the areas of Linux security (low level and high level operating system research) and become an authoritative source of knowledge in the team.
Research threats and vulnerabilities in cloud provider infrastructure and containerized applications and workloads.
Develop advanced cloud security models: Create sophisticated models and frameworks for identifying and mitigating new types of cloud threats. Focus on predictive analytics and proactive threat hunting methodologies.
Collaborate with cross functional teams: Work closely with various teams, including engineering, product management, detection engineering, and threat intelligence to drive cloud detections in the company falcon platform.
Provide cloud security thought leadership: Share insights and best practices with the broader security community through publications, conference presentations, and technical blogs.

The Team Our research team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating - challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our researchers dont shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before. We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment. Job Summary If you are an innovator at heart and passionate about redefining how organizations secure modern environments end-to-end, we're looking for you. As a Manager of the Core Cloud Posture team, you will lead a new, high-impact team of security researchers. You'll innovate and build on top of our market-leading posture portfolio and be responsible for the "what's next." Your mission is to innovate on top of this foundation, build the intelligent "connective tissue" that provides unparalleled context, and architect the next-generation features that will keep us ahead of the market. Key Responsibilities Lead, and grow a team of talented security researchers focused on enhancing the cloud security posture of our customers Act as a technical mentor and force multiplier for junior security researchers. You will actively share your deep industry experience, guide their research methodologies, and foster a learning environment that accelerates their professional development from talented juniors into autonomous experts Champion the continuous evolution of our security logic. You will ensure our posture coverage keeps pace with the rapidly changing cloud landscape, systematically addressing gaps and refining our policies to address evolving threats Leverage our advanced cross-product engines to synthesize isolated findings into a cohesive, prioritized story of risk for the customer Stay ahead of the evolving cloud threat landscape, translating the latest research on cloud-native based attacks into resilient posture policies that effectively minimize the attack surface Foster collaboration across engineering, product management, and go-to-market teams to deliver impactful security solutions

Are you passionate about staying one step ahead of cyber threats? Do you thrive at the intersection of deep technical expertise and strategic leadership?
We're looking for an exceptional Offensive Security & Research Team Leader to drive cutting-edge offensive operations, lead a team of elite security professionals, and shape the future of cyber resilience.
In this role, you'll lead hands-on red team activities, threat research, and vulnerability discovery-pushing the boundaries of what's possible in cyber offense. You will work closely with product, engineering, and executive stakeholders to translate complex attack scenarios into real-world risk mitigation strategies.
This is more than a leadership position-it's an opportunity to build and scale a high-impact team at the forefront of the cybersecurity landscape.
Job Description:
Lead a high-performing offensive security team specializing in red teaming, threat emulation, advanced adversary simulation, and vulnerability research.
Mentor and grow team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and operational excellence.
Promote a culture of innovation, encouraging curiosity and technical excellence within the team.
Translate technical discoveries into operational insights that enhance offensive engagements and deliver clear value to clients
Collaborate cross-functionally with our company's cyber offensive and defensive teams
Develop and maintain internal tools and methodologies that enhance offensive capabilities, automation, and reporting accuracy.
Design and execute tailored offensive engagements, including full-scope red team operations, assumed breach scenarios, and social engineering campaigns.

We are seeking an experienced, visionary Cyber Research Team Lead to guide and grow a multidisciplinary cyber research team. You will lead a group of domain experts - from network engineers and identity specialists, to red-teamers, protocol researchers, penetration testers, data analysts and cloud/virtualization experts - working collaboratively to build our next-gen AI-based posture management platform. As team lead, you will both manage the team and shape the research agenda: coordinating cross-domain investigations, defining priorities, mentoring researchers, and ensuring that research output feeds directly into scalable, intelligent workflows and product capabilities.
If youre passionate about cyber research, enjoy nurturing technical talent, and thrive on building complex, multi-domain security products - this is your chance to build and lead a research team that defines how AI defends modern enterprise infrastructure.
:Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and coordinate a diverse, multi-domain cyber research team.
Define and drive the teams research agenda, establishing multi-domain security research priorities aligned with company goals and product roadmap.
Translate research findings into actionable AI-based deliverables - such as automated workflows and agentic flows integrated into the AI-based posture management product.
Coordinate and work in multidisciplinary squads to build customer facing product, ensuring real-world relevance and impact.
Maintain research excellence and innovation culture - encourage internal knowledge-sharing, code/tool reuse, and continuous learning.
Recruit, grow, and manage talent -identify skill gaps, hire new researchers, mentor researchers, and foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment.
Stay current with emerging cyber threats, infrastructure trends (cloud, virtualization, identity systems), adversarial techniques and AI-driven security trends - and evolve research strategies accordingly.

Weʼre looking for a highly technical and creative Security Researcher to join our research group. This role is central to navigating complex security landscapes, advancing our CNAPP offerings, crafting sophisticated algorithms, and pioneering cloud security research. Working alongside a diverse team, youʼll explore the cutting edge of cloud and AI-driven security, uncovering critical vulnerabilities, developing novel detection techniques, and driving impactful research publications. Join us in shaping the future of cloud security, where your work not only advances our technology but also deeply resonates with our commitment to exceeding customer expectations, streamlining for simplicity, and tackling challenges with creative solutions.
Responsibilities
● Collaborate with teams across the organization, including Product and GTM, to develop and integrate top-tier features.
● Conduct deep technical research into cloud-native environments.
● Vulnerability research in the major Cloud providers and cutting-edge technologies.
● Lead offensive investigations in Kubernetes, eBPF, AI/ML‑based anomaly detection, and runtime security, translating findings into production‑grade detections.
● Create authoritative content - white papers, conference papers, blogs, and release notes that educate users and elevate our companyʼs brand.
● Deep dive into threat detection and product content that provide our customers deep insights and added value.

We are looking for a Senior Cyber Researcher to join our growing cyber research team!

We are a fast-growing startup in the SaaS & AI security industry. We provide innovative solutions to securing the whole organization-to-SaaS surface.

We are looking for a Senior Cyber Researcher who will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and providing mitigation options for emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities in SaaS environments. As a Senior Cyber Researcher in our company, youll lead and contribute to discovering new attack vectors, developing detection and defense techniques, and providing actionable intelligence to strengthen our products and protect our customers.

You will:
Conduct proactive research on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques relevant to SaaS and cloud environments.
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to translate research findings into product features and security controls.
Develop proof-of-concept and detection mechanisms to validate and demonstrate risks.
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in cyber threats, security tools, and industry best practices.

We're looking for a talented AI Security Researcher to join our team and play a critical role in our foundational, risk-driven approach to cloud security. This role requires deep technical research into complex cloud- and AI-native environments to identify the most significant, unaddressed risks.
WHAT YOULL DO
Conduct deep technical research to discover and report novel risks and attack vectors specific to modern cloud- and AI-native architectures and systems.
Discover and articulate the highest unaddressed risk areas, working with Product and Engineering teams to translate research into product capabilities.
Define necessary foundational product capabilities by delivering both compelling proofs of risk (demonstrating impact) and technical POCs (showing how to solve it).
Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to ensure comprehensive risk coverage and support the investigation of new and complex product scope.

We are looking for a seasoned Principal Threat Researcher to join our Threat Hunting team. Based in Israel, this is a hybrid role, reporting to the Senior Manager, Threat Research, in the Avalor Engineering department. Avalor curates and contextualizes data from hundreds of security and business tools to help companies understand and address their riskiest problems. If you're passionate about data and helping companies improve their security posture, we'd love to have you join Avalor as we make the world a more secure place.
What youll do (Role Expectations):
Lead end-to-end research POCs by formulating hypotheses, designing methodologies, and translating findings into production-ready capabilities
Research and develop methodologies for identifying, assessing, and mitigating threats across diverse data sources
Partner with data scientists and ML engineers to shape model features and training data strategies derived from real-world signals
Provide actionable recommendations to improve data quality, policies, detections, and response strategies across security offerings
Present research findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders to influence roadmap decisions with evidence-based insights
Who You Are (Success Profile):
You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback-knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.
You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.

we are seeking a highly motivated and talented XDR Research Engineer to join our XDR Research team. In this role, you will develop advanced detection logic to identify and analyze security threats across the company XDR platform. Leveraging the rich data available in the company Cloud data lake, you will conduct extensive research and threat-hunting activities to broaden our detection capabilities and proactively uncover previously unknown threats.
Your work will directly influence the evolution of our companys XDR capabilities and strengthen the security posture of thousands of global customers.
This is an exceptional opportunity for security professionals passionate about Network Security, Detection Engineering, Malware Analysis, and Threat Hunting who want to make a meaningful impact on a fast-growing cybersecurity environment.
Responsibilities
Develop advanced detection logic for the XDR platform to identify security threats.
Conduct research using our company Cloud data, competitive intelligence, and newly published threat reports to expand detection coverage.
Create hunting heuristics and methodologies to uncover unknown or emerging threats.
Continuously improve detection accuracy and enhance the platforms ability to identify threats in a dynamic security landscape.
Participate in cybersecurity breach investigations and security incident activities.
Contribute to technical blogs and PR materials, and participate in cybersecurity conferences.