Principal / Sr. Principal Security Research - Data Security Team (Cortex)
Core
Lead the creation of automated defense systems and AI-driven logic to neutralize advanced cyber threats at scale for platform customers.
Role type
Principal Security Researcher (AI & Threat Research)
Builds
Automated prevention solutions, AI agents (Agentix), and production-grade security capabilities.
Domain
Cybersecurity, AI/ML, Threat Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Threat research, OS internals (Windows/Linux kernel), reverse engineering, Python, C/C++/Rust, end-to-end research ownership
Preferred skills
AI agents & agentic workflows, Model Context Protocol (MCP), big data platforms (GCP), SQL
Technologies
IDA Pro, Ghidra, LLMs, SLMs, GCP, SQL
Responsibilities
Develop automated defense systems for threat prevention and detection; Partner with data scientists to leverage LLMs/SLMs for prevention solutions; Research and improve the Agentix solution; Spearhead new security research initiatives.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
