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Senior Threat Researcher

Wiz·Israel·enhe
Not specifiedFull-timeThreat IntelligenceCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Lead end-to-end security research focused on emerging threats, CVEs, misconfigurations, attack surfaces, and the real-world exploitability of cloud and application technologies. Build production-ready detection capabilities and automations for AI-driven security products.

Responsibilities

  • Research emerging threats, CVEs, and misconfigurations to assess exploitability and customer impact.
  • Design, build, and test detection rules and scanning logic for exposed and vulnerable assets.
  • Develop automations to validate, benchmark, and monitor AI-driven detection capabilities at scale.
  • Investigate cloud services, frameworks, and widely deployed technologies to identify attack surfaces.
  • Analyze large-scale scan results and prioritize meaningful risks.
  • Lead research projects from initial concept through production-ready detection.
  • Collaborate with product and R&D teams to turn research findings and attack methodologies into product capabilities.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience in security research, red teaming, penetration testing, incident response, or vulnerability research.
  • Strong understanding of network and application security, including TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, web technologies, modern APIs, and application- and network-layer exploitation.
  • Strong scripting and automation skills with Python, Bash, or equivalent.
  • Hands-on experience with vulnerability scanners, detection rules, or automated vulnerability and exploitability validation tools.
  • Ability to independently own and lead projects from research through delivery.
  • Strong written and presentation skills in English and Hebrew.
  • Legal authorization to work in Israel without visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

  • Experience researching AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, containers, and CI/CD security.
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools.
  • Familiarity with Burp Suite, nmap, Metasploit, Nuclei, or similar tools.
  • Published security research, exploits or proofs of concept, or contributions to open-source security tooling.

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