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Security Research Team Lead
Not specifiedFull-timeSecurity ResearchCybersecurity
Lead and mentor an attack-focused security research team, setting research direction across operating systems, cloud, web, and AI. Work hands-on with researchers and partner with product and engineering teams to bring offensive techniques and AI-driven decisions into an automated security platform.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop security researchers; set priorities and guide execution.
- Set the research roadmap across areas including AV/EDR evasion, binary exploitation, vulnerability discovery, and communication-channel subversion.
- Conduct hands-on research alongside the team.
- Work with product and engineering teams to turn research into production attack capabilities.
- Integrate AI-driven decision-making into automated platform operations.
- Support knowledge sharing and continuous learning, and represent the research team in cross-functional planning and roadmap discussions.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of offensive security research experience in areas such as Windows internals, penetration testing, vulnerability research, or red team operations.
- At least 3 years of experience leading or managing a technical research team.
- Strong knowledge of attack frameworks and tools such as Metasploit, Nmap, Cobalt Strike, Impacket, Burp, or Pacu.
- Proficiency in reverse engineering and debugging tools such as IDA, Radare2, or WinDBG.
- Familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, including AWS and Azure.
- Ability to communicate complex research as actionable plans.
Nice to have
- Development experience in Python, C/C++, or similar languages used for offensive tooling.
- Experience applying AI or machine learning to offensive security or automated decision-making.
- Experience with red and blue team operations.