Security Research Engineer

About This Opportunity

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai is representing a confidential cybersecurity organization in their search for a Security Research Engineer. This remote role sits at the intersection of security expertise and artificial intelligence, where you'll drive detection research, threat hunting, and AI-powered security automation. Your work will directly impact how modern threats are identified and mitigated across cloud and identity environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered detection tooling to accelerate detection creation, tuning, and validation at scale
• Conduct security research by analyzing cloud, identity, and SaaS data sources (AWS CloudTrail, Okta, Entra ID, and similar platforms) to extract security value and identify detection opportunities
• Perform authorized attack simulations to validate detection coverage and identify defensive gaps
• Proactively hunt for threats across customer environments using advanced platform tooling
• Investigate security incidents to demonstrate value, refine detection logic, and deliver actionable findings
• Engage with customers during calls to present analysis results, walk through findings, and gather product feedback
• Tune customer detections to reduce false positives and improve accuracy based on real-world data and customer context
• Build AI-powered investigation automation tools that scale threat hunting workflows

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience
• Hands-on experience in incident response including cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and identity providers (Okta, Entra ID)
• Strong knowledge of threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures with demonstrated ability to uncover threat actor activity in various environments
• Strong experience with log-based analysis and proven ability to identify malicious activity across diverse log sources
• Ability to translate security research into actionable detections or threat hunt investigations
• Strong communication skills—comfortable explaining technical findings to engineers and customers
• Experience with detection engineering at scale

Bonus Qualifications:

• Background working in a SOC environment or Managed Detection and Response
• Familiarity with a wide range of security tools (SIEM, EDR, SOAR)
• Customer-facing technical experience
• Experience with AI tools and models

How We Work with You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, one of our recruiters will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and match you with this opportunity. We'll then submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication should flow through our team to ensure the best experience for everyone involved.

Pay

Pay via Get A Job.ai: $160,000 - $190,000 per year, plus competitive equity component. Final compensation will be determined based on your professional experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to creating an inclusive recruiting process. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.