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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 Senior Security Researcher to drive high-impact research across cloud, runtime, and application environments, and translate it into product-grade detections. This is a hands-on role for someone who can lead investigations end-to-end: from understanding attacker tradecraft and vulnerabilities, through building reliable detection logic, to influencing product direction.
On a typical day youll :
Lead deep-dive research into real-world attacks, vulnerabilities, and emerging cloud and runtime techniques
Own complex investigations (DFIR, threat hunting, root-cause analysis) and convert learnings into durable detections
Design and implement advanced detection logic and analytics across cloud assets, containers, Kubernetes, and Linux runtime telemetry
Build prototypes and production-ready components that improve detection accuracy, fidelity, and coverage
Partner closely with engineering and product to shape roadmap priorities and guide implementation details
Develop research methodologies, testing frameworks, and validation processes for new detections
Mentor and level up other researchers and engineers through reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance
Represent the team externally through publications, technical blogs, and conference talks

Are you an innovative security researcher with a deep understanding of the cyber threat landscape and a passion for protecting modern environments? Do you want to tackle the challenge of securing enterprise networks against evolving threats?
We are seeking a highly skilled professional to focus on the critical, fast-paced domain of Virtualization Security. As a foundational member of a newly formed and growing team, you will explore the 'blue ocean' of threat detection, pioneering next-generation capabilities within the worlds largest cybersecurity enterprise. This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise and influence the future of threat prevention-helping us build cutting-edge security solutions from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct deep research into virtualization technologies, and targeted attacks to fortify our attack prevention mechanisms.
Stay current with the latest attacker methodologies, APT campaigns, and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) targeting virtualization systems.
Analyze emerging threats and malware to identify new techniques and formulate effective detection and prevention strategies.
Leverage AI and big data methodologies to investigate and analyze extensive datasets across our customer base.
Design cutting-edge protection components and develop sophisticated detection rules to enhance the effectiveness of our security solutions.
Drive the research and development of novel protection concepts, seeing them through to production-grade quality, and serve as a subject matter expert in the field.
Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our security product offerings.
Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product Management, and other research teams to seamlessly translate research findings and insights into new production features.

Your Career
If you are an innovator at heart and passionate about redefining how organizations secure modern environments end-to-end, we're looking for you.
We're looking for a Manager to lead a security research team for detection and response across cloud environments.
This is an opportunity to lead an exceptional group of researchers working on a startup-level product within the largest security company, helping revolutionize how organizations protect their Kubernetes and hybrid cloud environments.
Your Impact
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of talented security researchers focused on defending organizations as they transition from on-premises data centers to modern cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure.
Drive the strategy and execution of research initiatives to uncover novel techniques for detecting and responding to sophisticated attacks targeting hybrid and cloud-native environments.
Define and prioritize detection use cases, relevant datasets, and innovative analytic approaches combining runtime visibility and posture management across diverse platforms.
Stay up to date with the latest attacker methodologies, APT campaigns, and TTPs to ensure our detection capabilities stay ahead of evolving threats in both legacy and cloud contexts.
Oversee simulation of real-world attacks and deep behavioral analysis to inform and validate detection content.
Foster collaboration across engineering, product management, and go-to-market teams to deliver impactful security solutions.
Represent the team and share insights with the security community through blogs, conference talks, and publications.

We are seeking a Security Research Team Leader to join our team of highly skilled professionals, which includes security researchers, operations analysts, and data scientists.
This team continuously hunts for threats, evaluates emerging attack vectors, and develops innovative detection techniques in the field of malvertising and advertising security. Our mission is to protect customers from attacks generated by malicious advertisements (malvertising).
What You'll Do:
Lead detection innovation. Design and implement new methodologies to identify and stop malvertising attacks before they reach end users.
Drive signal research. Research and develop signal-collection strategies across mobile and desktop environments to strengthen detection and enhance customer protection.
Expand scanning capabilities. Devise approaches to overcome bot detection mechanisms and ensure comprehensive website coverage.
Deliver customer impact. Understand customer-specific security requirements, translate them into actionable research, and consistently exceed expectations.
Map adversary behavior. Discover and document the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by malvertisers and related threat actors.
Elevate data-driven detection. Create and validate data insights that enhance detection quality and drive measurable improvements in protection efficacy.
Share knowledge broadly. Publish security research through blog posts, internal knowledge bases, conference presentations, and external engagements - translating complex discoveries into clear, impactful narratives.
Hunt threats proactively. Identify malicious activity across the internet, reverse-engineer attack execution, and produce thorough technical documentation.
Stay ahead of the curve. Continuously monitor the cybersecurity landscape for trends, emerging threats, and developments relevant to our mission.
Mentor and lead. Contribute high-impact work that moves team-level metrics, while actively providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to peers and junior researchers.
Build better tools. Develop techniques, scripts, and tooling to streamlne workflows and amplify the broader team's productivity.

We are expanding our Research Team and are looking for a Junior Malware Researcher with a strong technical mindset, excellent communication skills, and a passion for problem-solving.
As a Malware Researcher, you will be responsible for hunting emerging malware and malvertising campaigns and developing effective detection methods to protect global customers. You will work closely with the R&D and Product teams and be part of a friendly, professional team based in Tel Aviv, supporting customers worldwide.
Responsibilities:
Detect, monitor, and hunt new malvertising and malware threats
Research new attack vectors, delivery methods, and evasion techniques
Develop and improve detection logic and signatures
Investigate malicious campaigns using internal tools, databases, logs, and external intelligence sources to uncover hidden patterns
Analyze web traffic, scripts, redirects, and network behavior to identify malicious activity
Collaborate with R&D and Product teams to translate research into production-grade protections
Contribute to internal documentation, research reports, and best practices to improve knowledge sharing and support processes

Are you an innovative security researcher with a deep understanding of Linux systems and a passion for protecting modern environments? Do you want to lead the charge in securing enterprise networks against the latest threats?
We're looking for a skilled professional to join our team, focusing on the critical and rapidly evolving fields of Linux Security. You'll be a foundational member of a new and growing team dedicated to the blue ocean of detection, developing multiple new capabilities within the largest cybersecurity enterprise in the world.
This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise and influence the future of threat prevention-helping us build cutting-edge security solutions from the ground up.
Key Responsibilitie
Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our security solutions.
Enhance product effectiveness by designing advanced protection components and developing sophisticated detection rules.
Research Linux OS internals, virtualized environments, and malware behaviors to inform and strengthen our attack prevention mechanisms.
Apply advanced AI and big data approaches to investigate and analyze large-scale datasets across our client base.
Lead research on novel protection concepts and bring them to production-grade quality, serving as a subject matter expert.
Stay up to date with the latest attacker methodologies, APT campaigns, and TTPs targeting Linux systems.
Conduct static and dynamic reverse engineering of Linux malware to uncover new techniques and develop mitigation strategies.
Collaborate closely with engineering, product management, and other research teams to translate research findings into production features.

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?
Were looking for a Security Researcher to help us stay ahead of threats across cloud, runtime, and application environments. This role is intentionally broad and can fit backgrounds in operating systems and Linux internals, vulnerability research, DFIR, penetration testing, and incident response, threat detection, AppSec, and cloud security.
On a typical day youll:
Research and analyze emerging threats across cloud platforms, applications, APIs, and runtime environments
Investigate attacks and security incidents, then turn findings into improved detections and product capabilities
Build detection logic, analytics, rules, and signatures for vulnerabilities, exposures, and active threats
Contribute to runtime and cloud security visibility and detection (Linux, containers, Kubernetes)
Prototype tools and automation to speed up research and improve detection accuracy
Share knowledge through internal enablement, blog posts, whitepapers, or conference talks

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.

GeoEdge is a global leader in ad security and quality solutions, trusted by top publishers, app developers, and ad platforms worldwide. Our mission is to maintain a safe and transparent digital advertising ecosystem, ensuring that users everywhere enjoy a clean and trustworthy online experience. We are seeking a Security Research Team Leader to join our team of highly skilled professionals, which includes security researchers, operations analysts, and data scientists. This team continuously hunts for threats, evaluates emerging attack vectors, and develops innovative detection techniques in the field of malvertising and advertising security. Our mission is to protect customers from attacks generated by malicious advertisements (malvertising).
What You'll Do
* Lead detection innovation. Design and implement new methodologies to identify and stop malvertising attacks before they reach end users.
* Drive signal research. Research and develop signal-collection strategies across mobile and desktop environments to strengthen detection and enhance customer protection.
* Expand scanning capabilities. Devise approaches to overcome bot detection mechanisms and ensure comprehensive website coverage.
* Deliver customer impact. Understand customer-specific security requirements, translate them into actionable research, and consistently exceed expectations.
* Map adversary behavior. Discover and document the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by malvertisers and related threat actors.
* Elevate data-driven detection. Create and validate data insights that enhance detection quality and drive measurable improvements in protection efficacy.
* Share knowledge broadly. Publish security research through blog posts, internal knowledge bases, conference presentations, and external engagements — translating complex discoveries into clear, impactful narratives.
* Hunt threats proactively. Identify malicious activity across the internet, reverse-engineer attack execution, and produce thorough technical documentation.
* Stay ahead of the curve. Continuously monitor the cybersecurity landscape for trends, emerging threats, and developments relevant to our mission.
* Mentor and lead. Contribute high-impact work that moves team-level metrics, while actively providing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to peers and junior researchers.
* Build better tools. Develop techniques, scripts, and tooling to streamline workflows and amplify the broader team's productivity.