Senior Security Researcher: AI-Driven Threat Detection

Vectra; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vectra AI is seeking a Sr. Security Researcher to help advance threat detection and response across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

You will research attacker TTPs, develop detection capabilities with data science teams, and contribute to product direction. You will collaborate with data science, consulting services, and product teams, replicate attacker techniques, and document findings to strengthen our security platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of attack and penetration testing experience in a network environment.
• 5+ years direct experience in security research, malware analysis, or incident response.
• Knowledge of corporate security investigation and incident response processes, along with malware detection and mitigation technologies.
• Solid programming skills with scripting languages such as Python.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent inter-personal and teamwork skills.
• Self-driven, able to efficiently work remotely without close supervision.
• Attack simulation experience; knowledgeable of the Tools, Techniques, and Procedures of advanced threat actors.
• Proficiency with common attacker and red team tools and frameworks: Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Empire, Mimikatz, impacket, CrackMapExec.
• Ability to realistically recreate advanced threat actor TTPs within controlled environments.
• Knowledgeable in network and application protocols, and traffic analysis (network forensics).

Responsibilities

• Researcher TTPs to remain current as a subject matter expert within Vectra.
• Research new threat detection technologies and investigate innovative approaches to finding attackers.
• Collaborate across Vectra to identify, research, and develop new detection models with data science and product teams.
• Replicate attacker techniques and tooling to produce samples for detection development and validation.
• Pursue security research topics that contribute to knowledge of new threats, tactics, and techniques in network, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Provide an attacker’s-eye-view to evidence presented by Vectra products and educate customers on threat details.

Skills

Penetration testing

Security research

Malware analysis

Incident response

Python scripting

Communication skills

Teamwork

Remote work

Attack simulation

Threat actor TTPs

Networks analysis

Tools

Cobalt Strike

Metasploit

Empire

Mimikatz

impacket

CrackMapExec

Job description

Vectra AI is seeking a Sr. Security Researcher to help advance threat detection and response across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

You will research attacker TTPs, develop detection capabilities with data science teams, and contribute to product direction. You will collaborate with data science, consulting services, and product teams, replicate attacker techniques, and document findings to strengthen our security platform.