Lead Cloud Threat Detection Researcher

Wiz; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home Office Setup

Health benefits

Flexible PTO

Kitchen snacks and drinks

Lunch provided

Wiz Swag

Job summary

Wiz is seeking a Threat Detection Researcher in New York to advance the Wiz Runtime Sensor as part of the threat research team. You will develop detections and tools to protect customers from cloud threats and investigate attacks on cloud environments and AI workloads.

You will hunt and analyze real-world threats, collaborate with R&D to turn research insights into product features, work with customers during incidents, and publish external content such as blogs and conference talks based on

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• The ability to learn independently, to be self-driven and goal-oriented.
• 6+ years of experience in security or threat research with actionable conclusions.
• Familiarity with cloud services, Kubernetes, cloud environment architecture, and the major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience delivering security detections in customer-facing product(s).
• Intimate knowledge of OS internals (Windows/Linux/MacOS) and networking.
• Proficiency in Python for tool development and automation (knowledge of Go, Rust, or C/C++ – an advantage).
• Hands-on experience with malware analysis/reverse engineering/vulnerability research.
• Familiarity with notable threat actors and threat intelligence analysis.
• IR/red-team/threat-hunting experience.
• Experience leveraging AI to supercharge research and detection workflows.
• Deep knowledge of modern threat classes (Supply Chain, CI/CD, or threats targeting AI infrastructure and agentic frameworks).

Responsibilities

• We’re looking for a top-notch Threat Detection Researcher join our team and spread the power of Wiz. In this role, you will further develop the Wiz Runtime Sensor as part of our threat research team
• Develop detections and tools to protect customers from cloud threats
• Investigate attacks on cloud environments and malware targeting cloud and AI workloads
• Hunt and analyze real-world attacks and emerging cloud and AI threats
• Collaborate closely with the R&D team to transform research insights into product features
• Work with customers in response to requests related to suspicious activity or potential incidents
• Create best practices and security policies based on research findings
• Deliver external-facing content (blog posts and talks at security conferences) based on security insights and novel research

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Threat research

Malware analysis

Python

OS internals

Networking

AI in security

Threat intelligence

IR/threat hunting

Cloud security

Kubernetes

Go/Rust/C/C++ knowledge

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

Job description

Wiz is seeking a Threat Detection Researcher in New York to advance the Wiz Runtime Sensor as part of the threat research team. You will develop detections and tools to protect customers from cloud threats and investigate attacks on cloud environments and AI workloads.

You will hunt and analyze real-world threats, collaborate with R&D to turn research insights into product features, work with customers during incidents, and publish external content such as blogs and conference talks based on