Director of Security Research & Engineering

• Lead Security Research: Oversee the development and continuous enhancement of our attack technique library, ensuring its relevance and accuracy in a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.
• Collaborate with Engineering: Partner with engineering teams to define and refine the schema for the knowledge base, ensuring it is designed for performance, scalability, and ease of use.
• Data Normalization Strategy: Drive the development of data normalization strategies, working with engineering to standardize security data from various sources to ensure consistency and maximize utility.
• Tool Development & Automation: Lead the design and implementation of tools that automate the ingestion and processing of data from security platforms, threat intelligence feeds, and open-source content repositories.
• Threat Intelligence Integration: Spearhead the integration of real-time threat intelligence into the attack technique library, ensuring the platform stays up-to-date with the latest adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Strategic Vision: Shape the strategic direction of security research, ensuring that our security models, detection capabilities, and threat intelligence are constantly evolving to stay ahead of emerging threats.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a growing team of security researchers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years of hands-on experience in offensive security, with a strong background in roles such as Red Teaming or Attack Surface Management, and an in-depth understanding of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework: Expertise with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and its integration into SIEM platforms, including experience creating and implementing detection rules.
• Graph-Based Technologies: Proven experience with graph-based technologies and knowledge graphs for modeling and visualizing attack techniques and adversary behavior.
• AI & ML Expertise: Practical knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), with experience applying these technologies to enhance threat detection and security operations.
• Cloud Security: Strong understanding of cloud security, especially in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and security best practices for cloud environments.
• Leadership & Strategy: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire security research teams while contributing to the strategic vision and evolution of the product.
• Problem Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of delivering innovative security solutions to complex challenges.
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fast-paced startup environment.

• Experience designing and implementing knowledge graphs.
• Exposure to cloud-native security tools and methodologies.
• Experience in developing or using automation frameworks for cybersecurity data ingestion.

• Be a key leader in shaping the future of cybersecurity defense.
• Work alongside a talented and collaborative team on innovative projects.
• Lead critical security research efforts in an agile, fast-paced startup environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, with flexibility in work arrangements.

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