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 (people leadership + technical direction)
Builds
Customer-facing security operations capabilities, AI-assisted workflows, and automated response processes
Domain
Cybersecurity operations, Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, XDR
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, Customer-Facing Operations, Operational Rhythm Management, Cross-Time-Zone Coordination, AI/LLM Integration, Automation Orchestration, Kill-Chain Modeling, MITRE ATT&CK, Cloud Security, Identity Security, OS Internals, Threat Intelligence Curation, DFIR, Offensive Security, Data Storytelling, Systemic Improvement Analysis
Preferred skills
Building/Scaling New Sites or Regions, Generative AI & Autonomous Agents, Scripting Languages, Low-Code Automation Tools, Advanced Technical Degrees, CISSP, OSCP, CEH, GIAC
Technologies
Defender Experts XDR, Copilot, Agentic Workflows, Orchestration Platforms, Agent Frameworks, Scripting Languages, Low-Code Automation Tools
Responsibilities
Coach security analysts and define clear objectives, establish local operating rhythm for quality and coverage, partner with research and engineering to improve detections and tooling, drive adoption of AI-powered security tools and automations, use metrics to identify systemic improvements, participate in global security operations model with non-standard hours
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management
