Associate Security Researcher (Fully Remote)

Cobalt; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Cobalt is a leading provider of penetration testing as a service, connecting businesses with a global network of security researchers. The role focuses on setting up labs, simulating threats as part of Red Team activities, and documenting gaps to improve defenses.

You will collect data, analyze logs, triage vulnerabilities, and maintain thorough documentation while progressing through a mentorship‑driven growth path toward becoming a security researcher.

Qualifications

• Set up and manage research lab environments and infrastructure.
• Simulate threats as part of Red Team activities.
• Document detection gaps and defend improvements.
• Collect data, analyze logs, and triage vulnerabilities.
• Maintain high-quality documentation of findings and scripts.

Responsibilities

• Set up and manage research lab environments and infrastructure.
• Simulate threats as part of Red Team activities.
• Document detection gaps and recommend defensive improvements.
• Collect data, analyze logs, and triage vulnerabilities.
• Maintain high-quality documentation of findings and scripts.

Skills

Red Team

Threat simulation

Log analysis

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Security

Job description

• Set up and manage research lab environments and infrastructure.
• Ensure stability and availability of security tooling.
• Simulate threats as part of Red Team activities.
• Document detection gaps and recommend defensive improvements.

Research Support & Documentation:

• Collect data, analyze logs, and triage vulnerabilities.
• Maintain high-quality documentation of findings and scripts.
• Follow a structured growth path from sysadmin to security researcher.
• Receive mentorship from senior researchers.

Cobalt

Cobalt is a leading provider of penetration testing as a service, connecting businesses with a global network of security researchers. The company fosters a passionate, rapidly expanding culture with mentorship and growth opportunities.