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Were looking for driven and talented people like you to join our team and our mission to change the future of cloud security. Ready to dive in and swim with our pod?
As the Head of Research, you will lead Securitys threat-research, security-innovation, and vulnerability-discovery efforts. You will define the strategy for how we uncover threats, identify novel attack vectors, influence product direction, and contribute thought leadership to the cybersecurity community. You will manage and grow a team of world-class researchers, work closely with product, engineering and go-to-market teams, and ensure our research remains cutting-edge, rigorous and impactful. This role emphasizes strong people leadership and cross-functional execution, alongside technical depth and hands-on research judgment.
What youll do :
Develop, own and evolve the research strategy by defining high value focus areas (for example misconfigurations, identity threats, workload vulnerabilities, and emerging attack techniques), and ensure alignment with product roadmap and business objectives.
Lead, coach, and mentor a multidisciplinary research team (researchers, threat analysts, and engineers).
Build a healthy, high-performing org, including hiring, onboarding, and performance management.
Partner closely with product and engineering leadership to turn research insights into concrete roadmap items, detection logic, and customer value.
Drive discovery of new vulnerabilities, attack techniques, or adversary behaviors across cloud and modern infrastructure environments (for example containers, serverless, data stores, IAM).
Define metrics for research impact (for example vulnerabilities discovered, time to validate and operationalize new findings, research-driven product improvements, external reach).
Establish and maintain external partnerships (industry peers, academic groups, independent researchers) to expand capabilities and pipeline.
Publish and present research findings (blog posts, white papers, conference talks).
Lead vulnerability disclosure and responsible communications.
Ensure the research function has the right infrastructure and processes (tooling, sandboxes, repeatable experimentation, documentation standards).
Stay current with the threat landscape, emerging technologies, attacker tradecraft, and relevant compliance or regulatory shifts.

The Threat Intelligence group, a key member of the company Research department, leads global threat research efforts, and improves threat coverage across the evolving cyber threat landscape.
The group focuses on understanding and tracking cybercriminal organizations, nation-state (APT) actors, hacktivist activity, active malware campaigns, and emerging adversary trends. The research produced by the team supports both strategic insight and the development of advanced security technologies.
This role is responsible for conducting in-depth cyber threat landscape research and owning the full intelligence research lifecycle-from intelligence collection through analysis and written output.
Key Responsibilities
Research and analyze cyber threat actors.
Be the first to flag trends, new malware, threat actors and intelligence items that stand out in the crowd
Execute the full intelligence research lifecycle:
Monitoring and analyzing the digital underground - including the DarkNet, the DeepWeb, and other open and restricted sources
Gather & flag intelligence that stands out.
Assess, validate, and refine raw information into high-confidence insights
Produce clear, well-structured written research and threat assessments
Build, maintain, and continuously evaluate a diverse set of reliable intelligence sources
Identify long-term trends, relationships, and shifts in adversary behavior
Conduct deep intelligence collection operations and collect proprietary intelligence
Collaborate with other researchers and internal stakeholders to contextualize findings and improve threat coverage
Maintain high analytical and research standards, including sourcing, attribution, and methodological rigor.

We're looking for a Threat Detection Researcher to join the Threat Research team and spread the power of our company. In this role, you will further develop the Cloud-native Threat Detection domain.
WHAT YOULL DO
Design behavioral baselines for complex cloud environments using diverse signals, and develop high-fidelity detections based on those baselines.
Expand our company's detection engine with novel and high-impact telemetry sources, pushing the boundaries of what can be detected in 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 cloud ecosystems.

Were looking for a top-notch Threat Detection Researcher to join our team and spread the power of our company. In this role, you will further develop the company Runtime Sensor as part of our threat research team.
WHAT YOULL DO
Develop detections and tools to protect customers from cloud threats
Investigate attacks on cloud environments and malware targeting cloud workloads
Hunt and analyze real-world attacks and emerging cloud 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.

Why GeoEdge? GeoEdge is the global leader in ad security and quality, trusted by hundreds of the world's top ad platforms, publishers, and app developers. Our mission is simple: make the internet safer by stopping malicious, deceptive, and low-quality ads before they ever reach a user. For over a decade, we've protected the integrity of the digital advertising ecosystem with real-time technology that empowers our partners to deliver clean, trustworthy user experiences.
The Role We're looking for a Security Research Team Lead to join a team of security researchers, operations analysts, and data scientists who continuously hunt for threats, evaluate emerging attack vectors, and develop innovative detection techniques in the field of malvertising. This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll drive detection innovation, mentor researchers, and deliver work that has a direct and measurable impact on protecting users and customers from malicious advertising at scale.
?Responsibilities
* Design and implement new methodologies to identify and stop malvertising attacks before they reach end users
* Research and develop signal-collection strategies across mobile and desktop environments to strengthen detection
* Map adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures employed by malvertisers and related threat actors
* Translate customer-specific security requirements into actionable research that consistently exceeds expectations
* Publish findings through blog posts, conference presentations, and industry engagements
* Hunt threats proactively across the internet, reverse-engineer attack execution, and produce thorough technical documentation
* Build scripts and tooling to streamline workflows and amplify the team's productivity
* Mentor and lead junior researchers, contributing to team-level metrics and a strong research culture
* Stay ahead of emerging threats and developments across the cybersecurity landscape

our company Research (CPR) is looking for a Threat Researcher to join its Threat Intelligence Analysis (TIA) team. The team is responsible of discovering, analyzing and tracking advanced threat actors and campaigns, with a strong focus on high-end cybercrime and state-sponsored activities. You will join a team of motivated, independent & highly technical individuals and contribute the effort to protect our company customers and empower the company brand.
Key Responsibilities
Identify, understand and monitor advanced campaigns using publicly available sources as well as internal telemetry.
Analyze malware and other hacking tools utilized by threat actors in active campaigns and intrusions.
Create technical research content for public and private intelligence reports.
Help build protections and detections based on deep understanding of advanced threat actors Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs).
Collaborate with other security teams to assist threat intelligence and research tasks.

As a Vulnerability Research Team Lead , you will lead a world-class group of vulnerability researchers in analyzing complex cyber-physical systems. You will balance hands-on technical excellence with people management, guiding your team through deep-dive disassembly, code audits, and exploit development. You will be responsible for the team's research roadmap, ensuring we stay ahead of emerging threats while fostering a culture of innovation and professional growth.

Responsibilities
As a Vulnerability Research Team Lead, your impact will be:

Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, hire, and develop a team of high-performing Vulnerability Researchers, fostering a collaborative and high-standard environment.
Research Strategy: Define and execute the team's research roadmap, prioritizing targets that provide the highest value to customers and products.
Technical Oversight: Provide expert guidance on static/dynamic analysis, reverse engineering, and exploit development projects.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Product Management, and Threat Intelligence teams to translate research findings into actionable security features.
Thought Leadership: Represent research in the industry through blogs, whitepapers, or conference presentations (BlackHat, DEF CON, etc.).

We're seeking a Senior Security Researcher & Team Lead to own and drive Zenity's security research domain from the ground up. This is a leadership-first role - you'll build and guide a research team, define a new frontier in AI and agentic security, and shape the methodologies and standards that don't yet exist in the industry. If you thrive in ambiguity, love creating structure where there is none, and want to leave a real mark on an emerging security domain, this role is for you.
You'll investigate emerging attack surfaces, architect and implement detection mechanisms, and validate your findings in production environments protecting Fortune 500 customers. It's a high-ownership position that blends deep technical research with strategic thinking and team leadership - with a real sense of urgency to shape the AI security landscape not just for Zenity, but for the entire security community.
Responsibilities:
Lead and mentor a security research team, driving vulnerability and threat research that generates product value and protects Fortune 500 customers in production environments.
Take end-to-end ownership of detection mechanism design for agentic AI applications - from initial hypothesis through experimentation to production-grade implementation.
Apply expertise across cloud, identity, web, and API security to map and address the evolving AI threat landscape.
Apply LLMs, Agentic AI, and machine learning models to detect security vulnerabilities.
Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to translate research into actionable, shippable security capabilities.

Were 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, youll 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, Frontend, DevOps, and GTM, to develop and integrate top-tier features.
Conduct deep technical research into cloud-native environments.
Lead initiatives from their inception through to deployment, emphasizing backend system efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
Innovate in Defense Evasion, amplifying the capabilities of our agents and engines.
Forge new paths in cloud security research and cyber security algorithm development.
Deep dive into threat detection and product content that provide deep insights and added value to our customers.

Were looking for a Pentest Product Associate to join our Product team and help expand the power of our company.
In this pivotal role, you will be the primary operator of our cutting-edge AI-driven Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) agent while simultaneously innovating detection mechanisms for cloud-native technologies.
You will bridge the gap between automated AI testing and cloud infrastructure, defining the "rules of engagement" for our agents to ensure they effectively simulate sophisticated attacks and accurately classify the modern attack surface.
WHAT YOULL DO
Engineer Detection & Attack Logic: Develop advanced detection algorithms to classify cloud technologies while fine-tuning the attack policies that define how our agents identify and exploit vulnerabilities.
Validate Complex Findings: Analyze cloud services, APIs, and log payloads to review complex attack paths, reducing false positives and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Research Novel Threats: Stay at the forefront of novel attack vectors and emerging cloud/API threats, translating new techniques into executable behaviors for the company DAST engine.
Drive Product Evolution: Collaborate directly with Research, Backend, and R&D teams to turn operational insights into feature requests, positioning our company as the market leader in vulnerability management.