Senior Dark Web Threat Researcher

Visionary Tech Services LLC; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Threat Researcher to enhance their operations by specializing in monitoring and analyzing data from underground forums. The role involves infiltrating dark web marketplaces, validating threat data, and producing intelligence reports. Candidates should possess 7–10 years of experience in cybersecurity and deep knowledge of dark web dynamics. Proficiency in relevant tools and scripting languages is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in cybersecurity/cyber threat intelligence.
• 5+ years focused on dark web research or underground monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience infiltrating and monitoring dark web communities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and infiltrate dark web marketplaces and forums.
• Extract and validate indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Produce periodic dark web monitoring reports.

Skills

Knowledge of Tor, I2P, Freenet

Cryptocurrency ecosystems (Bitcoin, Monero)

Analytical ability to contextualize underground activity

Automation with Python, Scrapy

Dark web monitoring tools (Flashpoint, KELA)

Data visualization (Maltego, Kibana)

Tools

Python

Scrapy

CyberSixgill

Power BI

Job description

A leading cybersecurity firm in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Threat Researcher to enhance their operations by specializing in monitoring and analyzing data from underground forums. The role involves infiltrating dark web marketplaces, validating threat data, and producing intelligence reports. Candidates should possess 7–10 years of experience in cybersecurity and deep knowledge of dark web dynamics. Proficiency in relevant tools and scripting languages is essential for success in this position.