Remote Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 107,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Home office stipend

WeWork access

Headspace and Lumino wellness programs

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to join a leader in the information technology space. The role blends threat research, detection engineering, and client-facing guidance in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment.

You will drive zero-day alert processes, coordinate cross-team responses, and publish advisories while supporting customers and internal stakeholders. Remote work is available, with a focus on clear, actionable security insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in threat intelligence, vulnerability research, pen testing, or defensive security engineering.
• Deep knowledge of network protocols, operating systems, web apps, and exploitation techniques.
• Experience assessing vulnerabilities under time pressure and translating them into enterprise risk.
• Hands-on experience writing scanner detections, signatures, or parsing scripts (Python, regex).
• Experience with honeypots, deception tech, or large security datasets.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive the zero-day alert process from vulnerability triage to actionable policyholder notification
• Coordinate urgent outreach with Security Support, Underwriting, and Incident Response for high-severity vulnerabilities
• Write and refine technology fingerprints, detection rules, and security findings from scan data
• Maintain and expand the honeypot network, analyzing telemetry for exploitation techniques
• Improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives using claims insights and external datasets
• Publish advisories, research, and briefings to inform security decisions
• Participate in the on-call rotation for emergency notifications

Skills

Threat intelligence

Vulnerability research

Pen testing

Python

SQL

Communication

Tools

Regex

Parsing scripts

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Senior Threat Intelligence Engineer to join a leader in the information technology space. The role blends threat research, detection engineering, and client-facing guidance in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment.

You will drive zero-day alert processes, coordinate cross-team responses, and publish advisories while supporting customers and internal stakeholders. Remote work is available, with a focus on clear, actionable security insights.