Senior & Principal Security Researcher

About this role

Performing deep analysis of attacker activity in on-premises and cloud environments Identifying potential threats, allowing for proactive defense before an actual incident Notifying customers regarding imminent attacker activity Providing recommendations to improve customers' cybersecurity posture going forward and performing threat intelligence knowledge transfer to prepare customers to defend against today's threat landscape Building proof-of-concept and prototype threat hunting tools, automations, and new capabilities Driving product and tooling improvements by conveying learnings from threat hunting and incident response at scale to engineering partner teams Identifying, prioritizing, and targeting complex security issues that cause negative impact to customers. Creating and driving adoption of relevant mitigations and providing proactive guidance Working with others to synthesize research findings into recommendations for mitigation of security issues. Sharing across teams

Driving change within team based on research findings. Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 3+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Security, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, threat analysis or modeling, cybersecurity, vulnerability research, and/or anomaly detection Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export c

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