Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence
SecurityScorecard · Remote (United States)
Posted 27 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days SecurityScorecard's roles stay open a median of 43 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 65% of SecurityScorecard's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SecurityScorecard
- high 22 stale, 0 reposted of 49 open
- Hiring momentum
- 102 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SecurityScorecard's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SecurityScorecard.
About this role
As a Senior Research Engineer in Threat Intelligence at SecurityScorecard, you will bridge the gap between research and production by transforming research outputs into actionable detection rules and signals. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure smooth transitions from research to production-ready artifacts while maintaining and enhancing platform components. Your role will also involve building automation to streamline research workflows and ensuring the integrity of data models and standards.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SecurityScorecard as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field
- 5 to 8 years in a hands-on engineering role with exposure to threat intelligence, security research, or detection engineering
- Experience building production systems that consume or emit threat intel data
- Proficiency in Python and TypeScript/Node at a production level
- Experience with relational and cache data stores, plus at least one streaming or batch data platform
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), containers, and CI/CD pipelines
Nice to have
- Experience with policy-as-code or expression-language engines (CEL, OPA, or similar)
- Published or co-authored security research
- Large-scale telemetry experience (Splunk, Kinesis, NetFlow, or equivalent)
- Contributor or maintainer on open-source threat intel projects (MISP, OpenCTI, Sigma, STIX, ATT&CK)
- Familiarity with quantitative risk frameworks such as FAIR
What you get
- Competitive salary
- Stock options
- Health benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursements
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work limitations or requirements
- The role requires a balance between research and engineering, which may not suit all candidates
- The position does not offer immigration sponsorship
- The salary range is provided but may vary based on various factors
Summarised from SecurityScorecard's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by SecurityScorecard on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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