Senior Threat Intelligence Research Engineer

Fortinet; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company is seeking a FortiGuard Senior Threat Intelligence Research Engineer in Frankfurt. The role involves designing advanced technical workshops, conducting threat intelligence research, and supporting presales efforts. Candidates must have substantial experience in offensive security, adversarial AI, and technical presentations. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential. The position supports a dynamic team focused on innovation and customer satisfaction in cybersecurity solutions, with up to 50% travel required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience with similar presentation experience.
• Clear understanding of competitive landscape and APT defense.
• Understand malware and sandbox concepts (PE32/64 Windows).

Responsibilities

• Support presales effort in the region to drive revenue growth.
• Create labs and demos showcasing mitigation techniques.
• Deliver technical presentations and webinars.

Skills

Offensive security

Adversarial AI

Threat intelligence

Technical presentation skills

Malware reverse engineering

Networking concepts

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Active Directory

SQL

Metasploit

Job description

Join Fortinet, a cybersecurity pioneer with over two decades of excellence, as we continue to shape the future of cybersecurity and redefine the intersection of networking and security. At Fortinet, our mission is to safeguard people, devices, and data everywhere. We are currently seeking a dynamic FortiGuard Senior Threat Intelligence Research Engineer to contribute to the success of our rapidly growing business. This role is ideal for cybersecurity professionals with a strong background in offensive security, adversarial AI, and hands‑on threat intelligence. The position involves designing and delivering advanced technical workshops, demos, and Capture‑the‑Flag challenges that simulate real‑world threat scenarios across domains such as Active Directory exploitation, malware emulation, and AI model manipulation. The candidate should build and maintain cyber labs using technologies like Active Directory, SQL, Docker, and Kubernetes, and be familiar with malware reverse engineering, darknet investigations, and threat hunting practices. The role supports presales efforts for large revenue opportunities and bridges subject‑matter expertise for technical enablement, thought leadership, and content creation. Executive briefings (EBCs) and high‑impact demonstrations are also required.

Responsibilities

• Based in Frankfurt, supporting presales effort in the region to drive revenue growth and expected to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Understand advanced cyber‑attacks and adversarial AI techniques, create labs and demos, and showcase mitigation techniques using Fortinet products.
• Excellent speaker who can articulate technical concepts into appropriate terms for a given target audience.
• Technical resource focused on FortiGuard services & technology (primarily AI, Antivirus, IPS, Webfiltering, Antispam) and threat intelligence.
• Liaison and support strategic relationships for AMER region, including key threat intelligence vertical ISACs.
• Act as a technical mentor and resource for sales engineers, partners, and marketing teams, particularly around emerging threats and adversarial use of AI.
• Contribute to thought leadership through blog posts, webinars, research content, and conference presentations.
• Work with marketing group to generate leads from existing security alliances and relationships.
• Create new content for presentations, whitepapers, and other deliverables.
• Deliver technical presentations, webcasts, and SE/sales knowledge transfer.
• Demonstrate FortiGuard security concepts in relation to Fortinet products, with an emphasis on APT and threat intelligence.
• Lab development, reverse engineering/malware analysis, and threat hunting, with part of the role working on these projects.

Qualifications

• Technical presentation skills translated to a C‑level environment are a must; act as a leading industry and subject‑matter expert.
• 10+ years of industry experience with similar presentation experience.
• Understand malware and sandbox concepts (PE32/64 Windows); ARM/mobile is a bonus.
• Understand security vulnerability and exploit lifecycle.
• Penetration testing framework (e.g., Metasploit) experience is a valuable asset.
• Networking concepts are essential.
• Comfortable researching cyber, hacking, and AI topics, creating labs, demos, training, and CTF programs.
• Clear understanding of competitive landscape and differentiators in regard to APT defense.
• Work closely with the SE/CSE community to ensure the growth of the associated products and accounts in the region.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience; graduate degree preferred.

About Our Team

Join our team, known for its collaborative ethos, working seamlessly with global customers, internal engineering teams, and product development groups. Our culture emphasizes continuous learning, innovation, and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. We embrace Fortinet’s core values of openness, teamwork, and innovation, fostering an environment where team members support each other, share knowledge, and leverage AI to solve complex technical challenges. Our inclusive and dynamic team thrives on collaboration and is driven by the shared goal of maintaining Fortinet’s high standards of excellence in cybersecurity solutions.