Senior Threat Researcher

• Research emerging attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and adversarial behaviors, translating findings into effective detection rules, security controls, and response capabilities.
• Research emerging cybersecurity technologies, competitor capabilities, market trends, and evolving attack surfaces to identify opportunities for product innovation and differentiation.
• Continuously evaluate detection effectiveness, identify coverage gaps, reduce false positives, and improve detection accuracy.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for Guardz's global MDR team, leading complex investigations, threat hunting, root cause analysis, and incident response guidance.
• Partner with Security Research, Product, Engineering, and MDR teams to turn technical findings and field insights into scalable security capabilities.
• Partner with Customer Success and other go-to-market teams to provide expert security guidance and technical context for customer-facing discussions involving complex incidents, findings, and response actions.
• Develop investigation methodologies, detection strategies, and response playbooks, while mentoring and supporting analysts across our global security operations.
• Independently explore new technologies, tools, and research methodologies to anticipate emerging threats and strengthen Guardz's security offering.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in threat research, detection engineering, incident response, or advanced security operations.
• Strong background in Tier 3 security operations, including complex incident investigations, threat hunting, and threat mitigation.
• Deep understanding of modern attack techniques, adversary behavior, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Hands-on expertise in cloud, identity, email, and endpoint security, particularly Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and/or Google Workspace.
• Experience developing, testing, and optimizing detection logic within SIEM, EDR, XDR, or similar security platforms.
• Strong scripting and analytical capabilities, including Python and SQL.
• Experience researching AI-driven threats, agentic AI security, or AI-powered detection and response.
• Broad knowledge of cybersecurity technologies, attacker methodologies, and the modern security vendor landscape.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain sophisticated technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Established in 2022, Guardz rapidly emerged as a noteworthy player in the cybersecurity sphere, securing $85M in funding and rallying a dedicated team of 120 industry professionals. Our vision is to foster a safer digital landscape for small and medium businesses across the globe. To this end, we introduced our comprehensive all-in-one platform, and continue to grow and expand our team, our partnerships and our revenue.