Senior Phishing Tradecraft Researcher

The role

You will operate a Security Awareness Training phishing program by designing and building phishing scenario emails and landing pages. You will identify emerging social engineering tradecraft and automate content generation using AI-powered systems.

What you will do

• Operate a proven industry-leading Security Awareness Training phishing program.
• Design and build phishing scenario emails and landing pages.
• Craft a growing library of common indicators.
• Script and code to build proofs-of-concept and tooling.
• Identify emerging social engineering tradecraft from attack patterns and metadata.
• Automate phishing content generation as an AI-powered system using Claude Code.
• Expand the program into new regions, languages, and learning experiences.
• Triage reported phishing emails and security incidents.
• Align with the Principal Researcher to deliver program outcomes.
• Deliver impactful security outcomes through technical and nontechnical expertise.

Required qualifications

• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, Javascript & React, Angular, or Vue
• Proficiency with Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor with impressive projects to prove it
• Experience in manually building phishing simulation deliverables like emails and landing pages, simulating phishing attacks, then analyzing & reporting simulation results
• Experience triaging reported phishing emails, security incidents, and identifying trends + patterns
• Experience in analyzing, tracking, and defending against phishing attacks
• Experience identifying emerging tradecraft
• Social engineering experience, coursework, training, certifications
• Experience innovating training content
• Experience with eLearning design and development
• Experience developing marketing content for social media, YouTube, blogs & reports

Nice to have

• Spanish language skills

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment
• Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Highly competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits plans
• 401(k) with a 5% contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Life and Disability insurance plans
• Stock options for all full-time employees
• One-time $500 reimbursement for building/upgrading home office
• Annual allowance for education and professional development assistance
• $75 USD/month digital reimbursement
• Access to the BetterUp platform for coaching, personal, and professional growth

About the company

Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress is a remote-first team working to make enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible to businesses of all sizes.