Staff Threat Researcher
Core
Analyze emerging threats, adversarial behaviors, and TTPs to understand attacker methodologies and improve detection capabilities across a global cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange ecosystem.
Role type
Staff Threat Researcher (Hands-on IC)
Builds
Detection logic, hunt hypotheses, and improved security posture for Zscaler's global ecosystem
Domain
Cybersecurity / Threat Intelligence / Cloud Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Threat hunting, incident response, malware analysis, network defense, SIEM analysis, MITRE ATT&CK framework, adversary behavior analysis, detection logic development
Preferred skills
AI/ML and LLM application for threat intelligence, senior threat hunting leadership, Python scripting, IDS/IPS and YARA signature development
Technologies
Zscaler telemetry, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, ElasticSearch, Python, YARA
Responsibilities
Analyze emerging threats and TTPs to understand attacker methodologies; Conduct proactive and retroactive threat hunting using telemetry; Research, analyze, validate, and document threat hunting findings; Identify and translate adversary behavior into actionable hunt hypotheses and detection logic; Manage flexible operational schedules including on-call support
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact