Lead Security Researcher - AI Threat Intelligence

ABOUT THE ROLE Cato Networks is seeking a Lead Security Researcher - AI Threat Intelligence to lead threat intelligence research focused on AI-related threats, threat actors, attack techniques, and emerging cybersecurity trends. This key position within the threat intelligence group will analyze vast amounts of data, develop threat intelligence, and generate reports, presentations, and blogs on anomalies and tools identified. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Lead Security Researcher - AI Threat Intelligence, you will lead threat intelligence research, analyze internal and external security data, explore large-scale datasets, build tools and workflows to automate research, and publish high-quality research. You will also present research at cybersecurity conferences, webinars, company events, and customer-facing sessions, and collaborate with product, data, engineering, and research teams to improve detections and product intelligence. Additionally, you will travel internationally for company events and cybersecurity conferences at least six times per year. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need at least 5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, security research, or security analysis. You will also need a strong understanding of the cybersecurity threat landscape, including threat actors, malware, phishing, C&C, exploitation, cloud threats, and attacker behavior. Proven experience in threat intelligence research, including IOCs, TTPs, MITRE ATT&CK, campaign tracking, and threat actor profiling, is also required. You will need strong data exploration skills, with practical experience using SQL to analyze large-scale security datasets, and experience using AI tools, AI coding assistants, and agentic workflows for research, automation, and data analysis. WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere and will be part of a global team. You will have the opportunity to work with a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and will be on a fast track to becoming a worldwide market leader. BENEFITS Cato Networks offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including a health plan, parental leave, education stipend, life insurance, equipment stipend, and flexible schedule.