Security Research Manager
Core
Lead Prague operations for customer-facing detection, investigation, threat hunting, and response support for Defender Experts XDR, coaching analysts and driving AI adoption.
Role type
Senior IC security operations manager (threat hunting & response)
Builds
Proactive and reactive threat hunting, investigation, and response outcomes for customer environments
Domain
Cybersecurity operations, threat intelligence, incident response
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Security Operations, Threat Intelligence, Cyber Incident Response, Penetration Testing/Red Team, Detection Engineering, People management, Team leadership, Service delivery leadership, Coaching technical teams, Leading customer-facing security operations
Preferred skills
Building/scaling new site or region operations teams, Leveraging generative AI and LLMs for security ops, Sponsoring/building automations with scripting or low-code tools, Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and kill-chain model, Threat intelligence curation, DFIR, Offensive security techniques
Technologies
Generative AI, Large Language Models, Copilots, Autonomous agents, Scripting languages, Orchestration platforms, Low-code automation tools, Agent frameworks
Responsibilities
Coach security analysts by defining objectives and removing blockers, Establish and manage local operating rhythm for quality and cross-time-zone handoffs, Partner with research and engineering to improve detections and tooling, Drive adoption of AI-powered tools and agentic workflows, Use metrics to identify systemic improvements and translate into processes or automation, Participate in global security operations model including non-standard hours
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management
