Sr Security Researcher

BeyondTrust is a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work that you do, creating a safer world through our cybersecurity SaaS portfolio.

Our culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning means you will be recognized for your growth, and for the impact you make on our success. You will be surrounded by people who challenge, support, and inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

The Role

As a Senior Security Researcher, you'll contribute to our identity security platform by applying security research expertise and strong engineering skills to detect and prevent identity-based threats. You'll work closely with a team of security researchers and engineers to implement detection capabilities, analyze security data, and help translate research insights into our production systems. This is an opportunity to grow your expertise in identity security while working on challenging technical problems. You'll have the freedom to pursue novel research directions, the resources to implement your ideas at scale, and the platform to share your expertise with the broader security community. We're looking for someone who thrives on solving hard problems, values engineering excellence, and wants to make a meaningful impact on the future of cybersecurity.

What You’ll Do

Research & Analysis 

• Support security research initiatives to identify identity attack patterns and develop detection approaches 
• Implement analytics including rule-based detection, behavioral analysis, and machine learning models for threat identification 
• Contribute to our entitlement graph systems that analyze privilege escalation paths 
• Help develop recommendation systems that identify security misconfigurations in customer environments 

Engineering & Development 

• Build and maintain detection systems with focus on reliability and performance 
• Implement detection pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, and big data processing tools 
• Create data representations and analysis tools to support advanced detection capabilities 
• Apply engineering best practices including testing, code reviews, and documentation 

Data Analysis & Tuning 

• Analyze customer datasets using Spark and other tools to test and validate detection hypotheses 
• Monitor detection performance and tune algorithms based on field telemetry and feedback 
• Work with data science team to integrate machine learning models into detection systems 
• Optimize queries and data processing for improved system performance 

Collaboration & Growth 

• Work with product and engineering teams to implement threat detection capabilities 
• Participate in research discussions and contribute to technical decisions 
• Present findings internally and potentially at conferences or in blog posts 
• Stay current with security trends and emerging threat landscapes 

What You’ll Bring

• Strong programming skills in Python with experience in data processing and analysis 
• Experience with SQL and working with large datasets 
• Background working with SIEM tools, security logs, or similar security data platforms 
• Understanding of security threats, attack techniques, and defensive strategies 
• Experience building or maintaining detection systems or security analytics 
• Ability to work with big data tools and distributed computing concepts 

Nice To Have

• Experience with Apache Spark, PySpark, or Databricks
• Background in security research or interest in pursuing research activities
• Knowledge of cloud security and modern infrastructure technologies
• Experience with graph analysis or network security concepts
• Familiarity with machine learning applications in security
• Interest in conference speaking or technical writing

Better Together

Diversity. Inclusion. They’re more than just words for us. They are the guiding values of how we build our teams, cultivate leaders, and create a culture where people feel connected.

We take care of our employees so they can take care of our customers. Customers who come from all walks of life just like us. We hire incredible people from diverse backgrounds because when we are different together, we are stronger together.

About Us

BeyondTrust is the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, enabling organizations to protect identities, stop threats, and deliver dynamic access. We are leading the charge in innovating identity-first security and are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, plus a global ecosystem of partners.

Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com. 

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