Principal Security Researcher - Remote

Overview

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled security team focused on protecting millions of endpoints worldwide by developing innovative defenses against evolving cyber threats.

In Short

• Lead the development of layered defense strategies combining diverse data sources to enhance security products.
• Investigate identity compromises like account takeover and credential theft to inform threat detection and identity protection features.
• Hunt threat actors in Google environments, analyzing attacker methods for initial access and persistence.
• Test attack paths and develop exploit proofs-of-concept to improve product defenses.
• Identify and validate telemetry signals confirming malicious activity with high confidence.
• Reverse engineer technology to find security weaknesses and undocumented features.
• Document research findings through technical reports, advisories, and blogs.
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and security teams to prioritize impactful features and product launches.
• Promote security awareness through media, public speaking, and educational initiatives.

Requirements

• Deep technical expertise in cybersecurity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with threat hunting and attack analysis.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a remote environment.
• Excellent communication skills for documentation and public speaking.

Benefits

• Work in a fully remote and mission-driven setting.
• Join a highly skilled security team.
• Opportunity to influence security capabilities for thousands of businesses.