Staff Threat Researcher

you'll be responsible for:

• Analyze emerging threats, adversarial behaviors, and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to understand attacker methodologies and improve detection capabilities
• Conducting proactive and retroactive threat hunting using Zscaler telemetry drawing from proven experience in behavioral-based threat hunting
• Researching, analyzing, validating, and clearly documenting threat hunting findings
• Independently hunting and responding to customers while working flexible schedules, including weekend night shifts and providing on-call support as needed to meet operational demands while getting two days off during the weekdays

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Proven experience in one or more of the following - threat hunting, incident response, security operations, malware analysis, blue teaming, purple teaming or network defence
• Hands-on experience in a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool, such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or ElasticSearch
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and modern Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
• Bachelor's or graduate degree from four-year college or university (preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline), or equivalent security industry work experience

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Must be able to validate findings, perform root cause analysis, and deliver recommendations
• Scripting and automation skills (Python preferable)
• Must have excellent reporting and analytical skills and experience writing IDS/IPS, YARA signatures
• Experience in network-based threat detection