Staff Research Engineer - Exposure Intelligence
Core
Execute the daily intelligence production cycle for Exposure Intelligence, translating the global threat landscape into actionable intelligence for SOC analysts, vulnerability management engineers, and CISO-level stakeholders.
Role type
Staff Research Engineer (Exposure Intelligence)
Builds
Daily operational briefs, external intelligence digests, threat assessments, actor/campaign profiles, and analytical notes on CVEs/exposure conditions.
Domain
Cybersecurity, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, Exposure Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vulnerability research, Threat intelligence analysis, Security operations, Exposure/risk management, Structured analytical intelligence production, Vulnerability lifecycle knowledge, Threat actor and campaign attribution, Analytical writing, Judgment under uncertainty, Multi-workstream management
Preferred skills
Intelligence community or military intelligence background, Vulnerability management program experience, Exposure management concepts (cloud, identity, OT/IoT), AI-assisted analytical workflows, Scripting/automation (Python, Bash), External content creation, Tenable products familiarity, OSINT techniques, Production tracking systems experience
Technologies
MITRE ATT&CK, CVSS, CISA KEV, Shodan, Censys, GreyNoise, Jira, Confluence, Tenable One, Nessus, Security Center
Responsibilities
Run the morning production cycle (sourcing, triaging, classifying, analyzing, publishing), assess zero-days and determine analytical workup needs, write daily briefs and external digests, produce deeper threat assessments and actor profiles, contribute to blog posts and media responses, input into classification standards and methodologies, respond to internal intelligence requests.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic input