Staff Threat Researcher - Agentic AI/Gen AI/ML
Core
Conducting static and dynamic malware analysis, developing detection protections, and researching malicious AI agents to secure the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform.
Role type
Staff Threat Researcher (Cybersecurity & AI/ML)
Builds
Detection signatures, automation tools, and training datasets for ML models
Domain
Cybersecurity, Malware Analysis, AI/ML Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Malware analysis (static/dynamic), Reverse engineering, Windows internals, Network protocols (TCP/IP), YARA/IDS/IPS, Python/Shell/Perl/Ruby
Preferred skills
AI-powered automation design, Prompt engineering, MCP protocol familiarity
Technologies
IDA Pro, x64dbg, YARA, Python, Shell, Perl, Ruby, TCP/IP, OWASP
Responsibilities
Analyze emerging threats and malicious AI agents; Develop automation tools and detection signatures; Track global threat landscape and attacker TTPs; Validate AI/ML model outputs; Publish threat research papers
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact