Prinicpal Researcher
Core
Design, develop, and maintain security detection rules to protect cloud applications from misconfigurations and attacks.
Role type
Principal Security Researcher (Cloud)
Builds
Security detection rules and compliance frameworks for Cortex Cloud
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Cloud security compliance, threat research, Linux command-line, public cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Preferred skills
Python, GenAI/LLM automation, CI/CD pipelines, BigQuery, SQL, REST APIs, Terraform
Technologies
Linux, AWS, GCP, Azure, Python, BigQuery, SQL, Terraform, Git
Responsibilities
Design and maintain detection rules for cloud security compliance; Research emerging cloud services and attack techniques; Map detection methods to security frameworks; Collaborate with engineering teams to improve security operations; Publish research to establish industry thought leadership
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC