Cybcube

Security Research Engineer, Risk Signals

New York Office, Remote. Posted 4 days ago

The role

You will design quantitative risk signals by analyzing how businesses configure internet-facing assets. You will translate network topologies and cybersecurity concepts into empirical risk metrics.

What you will do

  • Develop innovative, quantitative signals to measure exposure to cyber attacks.
  • Translate theoretical cybersecurity concepts and network topologies into risk metrics.
  • Evaluate insights from internet-facing protocols, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise networks.
  • Conduct research on emerging cyber threats and map them to asset configurations.
  • Work with product, analytics, and engineering teams to integrate risk signals into production models.

Required qualifications

  • Expert-level understanding of how the internet works at a foundational level.
  • Familiarity with network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, HTTP/S, TLS), routing, ASN ecosystems, and complex enterprise network configurations.
  • Ability to apply mathematical and statistical concepts to real-world problems.
  • Ability to design quantitative metrics and build logic that scores and sizes risk exposure.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related highly quantitative/technical field.
  • 3+ years in network engineering, security research, threat research or attack surface management.

Nice to have

  • Proficiency in Python or R to prototype algorithms.
  • Experience with SQL and relational databases.
  • Familiarity with big data frameworks (Spark / Hadoop), flat files, complex data types (JSON, XML), and working with APIs.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 4% 401(k) match
  • unlimited PTO
  • Premium health coverage (medical, dental, vision) with CyberCube covering your full deductible
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Work abroad for up to three months a year with approval
  • Company-paid learning and development
  • mentorship and secondment programs
  • Dependent care assistance

About the company

CyberCube delivers analytics to quantify digital risk for global carriers, reinsurers and brokers. The company uses AI to help understand, price and manage cyber risk in financial terms.