Threat Intel Research Engineer

DTEX; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity participation

Health and wellness benefits

Generous time-off policies

Opportunities for continuous development

Job summary

DTEX is seeking a highly skilled Threat Intel Research Engineer to join our Intelligence team, critical in enhancing our cybersecurity detection capabilities. In this role, you will design and implement behavioral detections and build applications that support intelligence workflows.

The ideal candidate will have extensive full-stack development experience and a strong background in cybersecurity principles. This is an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic company known for its innovative behavioral intelligence platform.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in full-stack development.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and detection engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for solving complex security problems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement behavioral detections and analytic content.
• Build and maintain full-stack applications.
• Lead quality engineering efforts for the team.

Skills

Full-stack development

Cybersecurity principles

Behavioral analytics

Data pipelines

Communication skills

Tools

Python

Django/Flask

React/TypeScript

AWS

Elasticsearch

Spark

Job description

DTEX is seeking a highly skilled and mission-driven Threat Intel Research Engineer to join our Intelligence team. This role is pivotal in advancing our cybersecurity detection capabilities, building new applications and algorithms, and ensuring the quality and reliability of our intelligence content and infrastructure. You will work at the intersection of behavioral analytics, threat detection, and product innovation—helping to shape the future of insider risk and workforce cyber intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

• Detection & Content Development:
• Design and implement behavioral detections and analytic content using DTEX’s proprietary telemetry and data models.
• Build and maintain full-stack applications and internal tools that support intelligence workflows, detection pipelines, and customer-facing features.
• Algorithm Design:
• Develop and optimize algorithms for behavioral modeling, anomaly detection, and risk scoring using structured and unstructured data.
• Quality Engineering Ownership:
• Lead QE efforts for the Intelligence team, including test automation, regression validation, and release readiness for detection content and supporting tools.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
• Partner with data scientists, detection engineers, product managers, and customer success teams to translate intelligence needs into scalable solutions.
• Stay current with emerging threats, detection methodologies, and full-stack technologies to continuously improve DTEX’s detection and response capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• In depth system level knowledge of Windows, Mac, & Linux.
• 3-5+ years of experience in full-stack development (Python, Django/Flask, React/TypeScript preferred).
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, detection engineering, and behavioral analytics.
• Experience with data pipelines, RESTful APIs, and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred).
• Familiarity with QE practices, test automation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for solving complex security problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Elasticsearch, Spark, or similar data platforms.
• Background in threat intelligence, insider risk, or UEBA.
• Exposure to ML/AI techniques for detection and classification.
• Contributions to open-source security or analytics projects.

Why Join Us?

• Impact at Scale – Build and lead DTEX’s first sales enablement function, shaping how we scale commercial excellence across the world.
• Thriving Company Culture – At DTEX, we foster a values-driven environment that prioritizes respect, inclusion, and collaboration.
• Growth & Development – We believe in lifelong learning and provide opportunities for continuous professional development.
• Flexibility – Work in a hybrid or remote environment that balances collaboration with autonomy.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Competitive compensation, equity participation, health and wellness benefits, and generous time-off policies.

About DTEX

DTEX is the leader in risk-adaptive security, unifying human, data, and AI risk through a behavioral intelligence platform. Built for enterprise scale, DTEX detects threats early and prevents breaches before they impact the business.

By analyzing how people, data, and AI systems interact, DTEX surfaces early indicators of risk that other tools miss and provides the context needed to act with precision. The platform brings together insider risk management, risk-adaptive data protection, user and entity behavior analytics, user activity monitoring, and AI risk management into a single, cohesive solution.

Organizations and governments worldwide rely on DTEX to protect sensitive data, enable secure innovation, and safeguard trust. With privacy-by-design telemetry and adaptive controls, security teams can reduce risk without disrupting productivity.

Joining DTEX means working on some of the most complex and high-impact security challenges facing enterprises today.

DTEX is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Base salary range (SF Bay Area): $140k-$180k.