CareerPlan

Principal Security Researcher

United States, Washington, RedmondFull-time2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead research transforming threat intelligence and large-scale security telemetry into actionable security intelligence, identifying emerging threats and attacker behavior.

Role type

Principal Security Researcher (Threat Intelligence & AI)

Builds

Customer-specific finished intelligence, broader insights into emerging threats, attacker behavior, exposure, and protection trends

Domain

Cybersecurity, Threat Intelligence, Large-scale Security Data

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Threat analysis, Threat intelligence, Security telemetry analysis, Incident investigation, Threat hunting, Detection engineering, Vulnerability research, AI/ML application, Large language models, Agentic workflows

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

AI, Machine learning, Large language models, Agentic workflows

Responsibilities

Combine threat knowledge with large-scale security data to develop finished intelligence; Lead research transforming telemetry into actionable insights; Establish and evolve analytical methodologies and quality criteria; Rapidly prototype, validate, and iterate on new intelligence capabilities using AI; Provide technical leadership, shape research direction, mentor researchers, and communicate complex findings to executives.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship