Staff Threat Research Engineer: Detection Innovator

Sumologic; United States; On-site; USD 162,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumologic is seeking a staff-level threat researcher in the United States who will transform threat intelligence into practical detections for our SIEM platform. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of cybersecurity experience and a passion for exploring attack techniques.

This role involves conducting original research, leading threat investigations, and collaborating closely with product teams to improve detection strategies. A strong background in cloud computing and a knack for automation are critical to success in this position.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of cybersecurity experience, particularly incident response or detection engineering.
• Ability to progress threat research into actionable detections.
• Broad knowledge of technology stacks and cloud-native logs.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop threat detection logic.
• Conduct original threat research and analyze attacker behaviors.
• Collaborate with product management to scope detection campaigns.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Incident response

Threat research

Cloud technologies

Scripting or automation capability

Offensive security tools

Education

12+ years of cybersecurity experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Sumologic is seeking a staff-level threat researcher in the United States who will transform threat intelligence into practical detections for our SIEM platform. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of cybersecurity experience and a passion for exploring attack techniques.

This role involves conducting original research, leading threat investigations, and collaborating closely with product teams to improve detection strategies. A strong background in cloud computing and a knack for automation are critical to success in this position.