Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Researcher (Unit 42)
Core
Lead coordination for threat research, product protection, and communication efforts during major global cyber events to provide timely, actionable threat intelligence.
Role type
Senior Principal Threat Researcher (Threat Intelligence)
Builds
Actionable cross-team intelligence products, blogs, social media content, whitepapers, and executive briefings.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Threat Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Threat actor tracking, incident response support, deep technical research, cross-organizational coordination, technical reporting, public speaking, conference presentation, thought leadership, project leadership, intelligence lifecycle management
Preferred skills
Graph databases (e.g. Synapse)
Technologies
Synapse
Responsibilities
Triage and prioritize threat intelligence research requests during Rapid Response engagements; Coordinate development of actionable cross-team intelligence products; Harness company data holdings (telemetry, IR, MDR) to produce insights; Align external and internal messaging with Communications, Legal, Policy, and Marketing; Manage flow of Rapid Response content (blogs, social media, updates); Write, edit, and publish complex technical threat research; Contribute to thought leadership via podcasts, conferences, and executive briefings; Establish and execute internal projects to mature and scale Rapid Response capabilities
Seniority
Senior Principal, hands-on IC with strategic coordination
