Senior Staff Threat Researcher, Arctic Wolf
Detection Engineering
+ Equity
Computer and network security
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Computer and network security
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To end Cyber Risk through effective security operations.
Role
Who you are
- This individual will have a clear history of successful contribution to professional detection development projects; they are driven, curious, and results oriented; they can manage competing priorities as they relate to improving existing our existing codebase of detections and constantly challenge the status quo
- You are a highly advanced developer who makes important product decisions regarding direction and scope
- You make informed decisions about which team members should work on which areas of a project and provide technical and professional leadership for the developers as well as work closely with surface domain directors regarding strategic planning
- You identify and collaborate with multiple teams or organizations and have a deep understanding of system internals, networking, and technical trends. In addition, you are comfortable presenting to the executive team
- 10 or more years of professional experience as a security architect, detection developer, reverse engineer, security researcher or CNO developer
- Expert-Level Python expertise
- OS Specific Telemetry (Windows Security/Sysmon logs, Linux, MacOS)
- Windows PowerShell Monitoring
- SIEM Detections
- EDR detections/signatures
- Suricata, Sigma and Yara Rules
- Development of anomaly and behavioral based detections
- Tuning and optimization of detections for all the above
- Experience with leading and mentoring groups of developers while contributing code independently
- Experience designing and building detection frameworks and processes
- Experience managing and measuring security efficacy of detections
- Experience managing and measuring cost efficiency of detection frameworks
- Deep understanding of networking security principles and flows
- Experience leading Agile development teams, preferably with formal Agile training
- Nice to have: Understanding of the Arctic Wolf service delivery model
- Nice to have: Experience with the Arctic Wolf detection framework and infrastructure
- Nice to have: Commitment to continuous learning and skills development
- Nice to have: B.Sc. in a technical field (CS, CE, EE, Math, Physics, etc with M.Sc./PhD preferred)
What the job involves
- You’ll be working as a Senior Staff Threat Researcher within Integrations, Detection, & Response (IDR) reporting directly to the Director of Integrations, Detections, & Response while working closely with Pipeline, Platform, Threat Enablement, and AI teams
- This individual will be responsible for providing multiple teams with technical direction to deliver high value, performant solutions
- They will provide technical guidance and direction to multiple teams of developers through the design, implementation, and automated/integration testing of our software
- Act as a mentor to R&D technical leaders
- Apply broad expertise and knowledge in highly specialized fields or several related disciplines
- Lead and contribute to the development of company objectives and principles to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
- Work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles
- Apply conceptual thinking to understand advanced issues and implications
- Exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
- Accountable for results, which may impact the entire function
- Create formal networks involving coordination among groups
- Focus on providing thought leadership and work on broader organizational projects which require understanding of wider business, by conveying advanced information and persuading several diverse stakeholders/audiences
- Recognized internally and externally as a subject matter expert
- May direct the work of others
Our take
Founded in 2021, Arctic Wolf has emerged as a pivotal player in cybersecurity with its concierge approach to Security operations as a Service (SOCaaS). Arctic Wolf addresses the challenges of managing diverse cybersecurity systems and combating alert fatigue through its cloud-managed detection and response solutions.
Two of the many challenges facing digital enterprises are: having to manage dozens of different complex cybersecurity systems, and knowing what is actionable and an immediate threat (known as alert fatigue). Arctic Wolf’s platform offers cloud-managed detection and response systems, continual risk management and security awareness, solving both challenges.
Arctic Wolf's platform is now a top choice for organizations seeking streamlined security through unified technology. With 5,200 global organizations onboard, Arctic Wolf sets cybersecurity benchmarks, utilizing advanced AI and open-XDR architecture to analyze over 5.23 trillion security events weekly.
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Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Oct 2022
$401m
CONVERTIBLE
Jul 2021
$150m
SERIES F
Total funding: $899.2m
Company benefits
- Equity For All Employees: Our salary and benefits packages always include equity, so every employee has a stake in the company’s success
- Pack Unity: We’re on a mission to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and to create positive change in and out of the office
- Professional Development: Arctic Wolf mentors and trains its employees to help their career growth, and encourages and supports employee efforts to enhance their skills and competency through coursework and training
- Flexible Paid Time Off: Arctic Wolf believes that employees should have the opportunity to enjoy time away from work on a flexible basis. Employees are given accountability and authority within their job responsibilities, why not with their flexible time off? We encourage diversity and the ability for you to celebrate the days in the year that are important to you
- Family Forming Benefits: Your family is a part of our Pack, which is why in addition to comprehensive health benefits, we provide access to personalized family-forming support for employees exploring fertility health, those pursuing parenthood, those already pregnant, and other family related benefits
- Volunteer Time Off: As we seek to End Cyber Risk, we also seek to give back to the communities around us, so the world is a safer and better place for all to thrive. All pack members have 3 days of volunteer time off (VTO) to use to give back to their communities in a way that is meaningful to them
Company HQ
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Leadership
Nick Schneider
(President & CEO, not founder)Joined Arctic Wolf in 2016 as the Head of Worldwide Sales and worked their way through the roles to become CEO in 2021. Previously the vice-president of sales for Code42.
Brian NeSmith
(Founder)Previously the president and CEO of Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
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