Head of Threat Research

NSEC, S.A.; Portugal; Remote; EUR 82,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal Allowance

Stock Plan

New Hire Stock

Job summary

Bitsight is seeking a Manager of Threat Research to lead a high-impact team focused on expanding global victim intelligence capabilities. You’ll steer data collection strategies, malware emulation, and botnet visibility, prioritizing malware workflows and triage as core product enhancements.

Qualifications include a CS background and deep malware/IOC expertise, with experience guiding teams in a security research setting.

Qualifications

• Broad subject matter expertise across malware infrastructure and C2 methodologies.
• Experience developing detection rules and extracting IOCs from malware analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading high-performing technical teams in a research or security-focused environment.
• Demonstrated success in architecting complex technical workflows, such as malware analysis, telemetry collection, or large-scale data processing.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, including the ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems.
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go).

Responsibilities

• Establish team priorities for research and development of new victim intelligence collection and analysis capabilities to maximize coverage of impactful victim intelligence
• Lead, mentor, and grow the team of malware researchers and analysts
• Spearhead the development and deployment of next-generation malware emulators, trackers, and crawlers to collect infections telemetry.
• Drive research initiatives into complex C2 communication channels (e.g., P2P, direct IP, hybrid models) to maintain visibility over botnets.
• Own victim intelligence data quality and drive continuous improvement
• Partner with product, engineering, and data science teams to translate threat telemetry into scalable product capabilities.

Skills

Malware infrastructure

C2 methodologies

IOC extraction

Team leadership

Malware analysis workflows

Python

Go

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Python

Go

Job description

Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Companies rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss. Built on over a decade of technological innovation, its integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis. We invented the cyber ratings industry in 2011 Over 3000 customers trust Bitsight Over 750 teammates are dispersed throughout Boston, Raleigh, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and remote

Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Companies rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss. Built on over a decade of technological innovation, its integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis. We invented the cyber ratings industry in 2011 Over 3000 customers trust Bitsight Over 750 teammates are dispersed throughout Boston, Raleigh, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and remote

Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Companies rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss. Built on over a decade of technological innovation, its integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis. We invented the cyber ratings industry in 2011 Over 3000 customers trust Bitsight Over 750 teammates are dispersed throughout Boston, Raleigh, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and remote

Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Companies rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss. Built on over a decade of technological innovation, its integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis. We invented the cyber ratings industry in 2011 Over 3000 customers trust Bitsight Over 750 teammates are dispersed throughout Boston, Raleigh, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and remote

The Manager of Threat Research will lead a high-impact team dedicated to expanding Bitsight's ability to detect compromised systems worldwide. This role involves driving innovation in our data collection strategies, specifically focusing on broad-scale opportunistic domain sinkholing, bot emulation, and other malware tracking techniques to develop one of the world's largest victim intelligence capabilities. This role will own the domain and malware triage workflows in addition to setting priorities for targeted malware investigations. They additionally will serve as the primary champion and advocate for enhancing Bitsight’s suite of product features with an evolving set of victim intelligence capabilities and data.

Objectives & Responsibilities

• Establish team priorities for research and development of new victim intelligence collection and analysis capabilities to maximize coverage of impactful victim intelligence
• Lead, mentor, and grow the team of malware researchers and analysts
• Spearhead the development and deployment of next-generation malware emulators, trackers, and crawlers to collect infections telemetry.
• Drive research initiatives into complex C2 communication channels (e.g., P2P, direct IP, hybrid models) to maintain visibility over botnets.
• Own victim intelligence data quality and drive continuous improvement
• Partner with product, engineering, and data science teams to translate threat telemetry into scalable product capabilities.

Qualifications

• Broad subject matter expertise across malware infrastructure and C2 methodologies
• Experience developing detection rules and extracting IOCs from malware analysis
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading high-performing technical teams in a research or security-focused environment.
• Demonstrated success in architecting complex technical workflows, such as malware analysis, telemetry collection, or large-scale data processing
• Strong communication and analytical skills, including the ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems
• Proficient in standard scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go)

Education B.S. in Computer Science or similar field, or commensurate experience.

Additional Information for European Union Applicants:

Bitsight is committed to full pay transparency in accordance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The compensation elements outlined below represent a good faith estimate effective as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. The total rewards package for this position includes:

• 82,000 - 93,000 EUR
• Annual Allowance - Meal Allowance, 9.60 EUR
• Daily: Individual Target Bonus - Corporate Bonus Plan, 15%
• Annual Stock - New Hire Stock Plan, 1,190

Bitsight is a cyber risk management leader transforming how companies manage exposure, performance, and risk for themselves and their third parties. Global enterprises, governments, and organizations rely on Bitsight to prioritize their cybersecurity investments, build greater trust within their ecosystem, and reduce their chances of financial loss. When unrelenting market pressure pushes organizations to uncertainty and caution, they turn to Bitsight to confidently navigate cyber risk and grow with confidence. Bitsight’s universally recognized risk standard and market-leading data provides actionable insights into how companies set and manage to standards and report results to internal and external stakeholders. Built on over a decade of technological innovation, Bitsight’s integrated solutions deliver value across enterprise security performance, digital supply chains, cyber insurance, and data analysis. Bitsight is on a mission to free the global economy from the material impact of cyber incidents.

Belonging & Inclusion. Bitsight is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

Culture. We put our people first. Bitsight offers best in class benefits. We devote the same energy to nurturing our company's inclusive culture as we apply to serving our customers' needs. Working at Bitsight will give you the opportunity to fulfill your professional goals and expand your skills.

Open-minded. If you got to this point, we hope you’re feeling excited about the job description you just read. Even if you don’t feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We’re eager to meet people that believe in Bitsight’s mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.

Bitsight also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [e-mail]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Bitsight is committed to full pay transparency in accordance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The compensation elements outlined below represent a good faith estimate effective as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. The total rewards package for this position includes: 82,000 - 93,000 EUR Annual Allowance - Meal Allowance, 9.60 EUR Daily: Individual Target Bonus - Corporate Bonus Plan, 15% Annual Stock - New Hire Stock Plan, 1,190