Lead Vulnerability Research Engineer, IT Security
Core
Lead threat-focused vulnerability research, validation, and automation to reduce enterprise technology risk across applications, APIs, cloud, and emerging AI technologies.
Role type
Senior IC vulnerability research engineer (security automation & AI governance)
Builds
Production vulnerability detection content, validation scripts, automation integrations, and threat-informed prioritization models
Domain
Cybersecurity / Vulnerability Management / Threat Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Vulnerability research & validation, exploitability analysis, security automation, Python programming, AI-assisted security tooling evaluation, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), CI/CD integration, threat intelligence analysis, secure AI workflow governance
Preferred skills
Penetration testing, SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA tuning, API security, container security, software supply chain security, threat modeling
Technologies
Python, PowerShell, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Java, C#, shell, REST/GraphQL, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Jira, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP
Responsibilities
Lead threat-focused vulnerability research across enterprise applications, APIs, OS, network devices, cloud, containers, and AI-enabled technologies; Analyze threat intelligence and internal telemetry to identify credible vulnerabilities; Perform authorized technical research to validate conditions, exploitability, and impact; Develop safe detection content (checks, signatures, scripts) and production automation for finding lifecycle management; Create threat-informed prioritization models incorporating adversary behavior and asset criticality; Evaluate and govern AI-assisted security workflows for accuracy, hallucination, and supply-chain risks; Mentor engineers and establish research standards and playbooks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
