Sr Cybersecurity Threat Researcher

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You’ll join our small, focused threat research team to uncover attacker behavior, explore the dual use of AI in cybersecurity, and clearly communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences. As a Senior Cybersecurity Threat Researcher, you’ll investigate malicious traffic, analyze how attackers are adopting and targeting AI, experiment with LLM-powered applications and agents, and create tools, prototypes, or datasets to support both defensive research and the wider reputed company community. You will help shape reputed company’s thought leadership on how AI transforms the threat landscape—both as a weapon for attackers and a tool for defenders. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys autonomy, can own projects from idea to publication, and is equally comfortable writing Python as they are writing a blog post, building an LLM-based reputed company of concept, or presenting at an industry event. Primary Responsibilities Research and analyze malicious traffic, attacker behavior, and the emerging role of AI in offensive and defensive reputed company Investigate and document adversarial ML/AI techniques, AI-driven automation, and misuse of generative AI in real-world attacks Build small tools, LLM-based applications, or datasets that demonstrate AI’s role in reputed company (both reputed company and adversarial) Explore and prototype with modern frameworks such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent-based systems Translate reputed company findings into articles, reports, visuals, or presentations for a wide range of audiences Collaborate with a small team of researchers, engineers, and communicators to deliver timely and relevant insights Represent reputed company Labs externally reputed company blog posts, webinars, podcasts, media interviews, and industry events Support marketing and sales enablement efforts with high-impact research and commentary Maintain a strong understanding of offensive and defensive practices, with particular focus on web, API, bot, DDoS, and AI-reputed company threats Optionally, participate in proactive research efforts including honeypots, probing attacker infrastructure, and experimenting with AI-powered defense systems Core Skills Desired ~10 years of experience in cybersecurity or a closely reputed company field Strong grasp of common web, cloud, and API protocols and their associated attack surfaces (e.g., HTTP/S, REST, OAuth, DNS, TLS, etc.) Experience analyzing network, application, or AI telemetry to extract meaningful reputed company insights Strong coding and data handling skills, especially in Python and Jupyter (SQL or BigQuery a plus) Ability to prototype with LLM APIs, frameworks, or agents; familiarity with building AI-enabled applications Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills, with a clear ability to tell stories with data A self-starter who can independently define and deliver meaningful research projects Public speaking experience or a willingness to represent research externally Enthusiastic about educating others and promoting good reputed company practices Bonus Points For Background in threat intelligence, red teaming, or application-layer defenses Experience building or analyzing honeypots or engaging with attacker infrastructure Practical understanding of adversarial ML, data poisoning, reputed company injection, model theft, and AI supply chain risks Familiarity with MCP, reputed company, or agent orchestration frameworks Experience with bot mitigation, DDoS defense, or abuse/fraud detection Contributions to open-reputed company AI or reputed company projects, blogs, or research papers Qualifications BSc or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, computer science, or a reputed company field Industry certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, or CEH are welcome but not required Experience working with AI or reputed company datasets and publishing externally preferred A visible reputed company in the AI reputed company or cybersecurity research community is a plus, but not required The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be reputed company-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change. The annual reputed company pay for this position is: $156,800.00 - $235,200.00 reputed company maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect reputed company’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change. You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about reputed company’s benefits can be reputed company at the following link: https://www.reputed company.com/company/careers/benefits. reputed company reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. 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