Security Research Engineer

Artemis; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Artemis seeks a Security Research Engineer to drive AI-powered detection tooling, threat hunting, and security automation. You will analyze cloud and identity data, run simulated attacks, and engage with customers to deliver actionable insights.

You will translate research into scalable detections, reduce false positives, and contribute to defense against AI-powered threats in a hands-on, high-impact role. Competitive compensation reflects expertise and impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience.
• Experience in incident response across cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and identity providers (Okta, Entra ID).
• Ability to translate security research into actionable detections or threat hunt investigations.
• Strong communication skills—able to explain technical findings to engineers and customers.
• Experience with detection engineering at scale.
• Bonus: SOC/ MDR background; familiarity with a wide range of security tools (SIEM, EDR, SOAR); customer-facing technical experience; AI tools experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered detection tooling to automate detection creation, tuning, and validation at scale.
• Conduct security research by analyzing cloud, identity, and SaaS data sources to identify detection opportunities.
• Perform authorized attack simulations to validate detection coverage and identify gaps.
• Hunt for threats across customer environments using our platform.
• Investigate security incidents to demonstrate product value and refine detection logic.
• Engage with customers to present analysis results and gather feedback.
• Tune detections to reduce false positives and improve accuracy.
• Build automation to scale investigation and threat hunting workflows.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Incident response

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Job description

Artemis is building the future of AI-driven defense - helping companies detect and defend themselves effectively in an era where AI is fighting AI on the cyber battlefield.

We’re backed by First Round Capital, Brightmind, and a group of the cybersecurity industry’s most prominent Operators.

Our founders, Shachar (ex-Palo Alto Networks, AWS, Demisto) and Dan (ex-Abnormal Security, Twitter) have previously built, launched, and scaled cybersecurity products loved and trusted by tens of thousands of customers, and have the customer, technology, and security know-hows to deliver this vision.

Our exceptionally strong team includes software engineers, AI researchers, security engineers, and product designers hailing from Google, Abnormal AI, Wiz, Meta, AWS, CERN, SentinelOne, and more.

We are growing our team and looking for passionate builders to join us and support our expanding customer base.

Job Overview

We're looking for a Security Research Engineer to drive detection research, threat hunting, and AI‑powered security automation. You'll work at the intersection of security expertise and cutting‑edge AI—researching data sources, building detections, investigating real incidents, and engaging directly with customers to deliver security value. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where your work directly shapes what threats we catch and how we catch them.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered detection tooling - Build automation that leverages AI to accelerate detection creation, tuning, and validation at scale.

• Conduct security research - Analyze cloud, identity, and SaaS data sources (AWS CloudTrail, Okta, Entra ID, and more) to extract security value and identify detection opportunities.

• Perform attack simulations - Execute authorized attack simulations to validate detection coverage and identify gaps in our defenses.

• Hunt for threats - Proactively search for malicious activity across customer environments using our platform and tooling.

• Investigate potential cases - Analyze security incidents to demonstrate product value, refine detection logic, and deliver actionable findings.

• Engage with customers - Join customer calls to present analysis results, walk through findings, and gather feedback that shapes the product.

• Tune customer detections - Reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy based on real-world data and customer context.

• Build investigation automation - Create AI-powered tools that scale investigation and threat hunting workflows across our platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands‑on cybersecurity experience

• Hands‑on experience in incident response including cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and identity providers (Okta, Entra ID)

• Strong knowledge of threat actor tactics, techniques, & procedures and demonstrated understanding uncovering threat actor activity in various environments

• Strong experience with log-based analysis and demonstrated ability to identify malicious activity across a variety of log sources

• Ability to translate security research into actionable detections or threat hunt investigations

• Strong communication skills—comfortable explaining technical findings to engineers and customers

• Experience with detection engineering at scale

• Bonus:

  • Background working in a SOC environment or Managed Detection and Response.

  • Familiarity with a wide range of security tools (SIEM, EDR, SOAR)

  • Customer‑facing technical experience

  • Experience with AI tools and models

Why Work at Artemis?

• Make a real world impact. Help empower cybersecurity teams around the world to keep people safe from the most advanced cyber threats.

• Be challenged to be better than ever before. Our team includes some of the smartest and most driven people in the world. We guarantee you will learn more in 1 year here than 10 years in another place.

• Push the boundaries of technology. Work with and build the most advanced AI capabilities in the world of cybersecurity, including cutting‑edge analytics and agentic platforms.. Your ideas … affect product etc. Your ideas will shape the product and the industry.

• Innovative culture. We obsess about customers, move fast with high quality, and value open communication, mentorship and learning. You will have autonomy to drive projects and support to grow.If you are passionate about building resilient distributed systems and want to apply your expertise to defend against AI‑powered adversaries, we’d love to hear from you.

  If you are passionate about cybersecurity and want to apply your expertise to build AI‑powered defenses against advanced threats, we'd love to hear from you.

Compensation

We offer a competitive compensation of 160,000$- 190,000$ per year, and a top‑of‑market equity component. A variety of factors are considered when determining the compensation, including a candidate’s professional experience. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed.

Equal Opportunity

At Artemis, we believe the best ideas come from diverse teams. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can do their best work. We welcome everyone, regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity, or anything else that makes you, you.