Senior Cloud Security Researcher

The role

This person will help build a new threat research team culture, tooling pipeline, and research agenda. They will pivot between hands-on threat hunting, data-driven research, and thought-leadership publications.

What you will do

• Build a team culture, tooling pipeline, and research agenda from scratch
• Pivot between hands-on threat hunting, data-driven research, and thought-leadership publications

Required qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on, security research
• At least 2 years focused on cloud security research
• Hands-on experience in programming and scripting with Javascript, Java or Python
• In-depth understanding of web architecture, including OSI Model, REST APIs, microservices, DNS, and TLS
• Self-motivated and capable of independent operation with minimal supervision
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Fluent verbal and written communication in English

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Identity and Access Management protocols such as OAuth2/OIDC and FIDO2 WebAuthn
• Extensive knowledge of New Account Fraud and Account Takeover related techniques, such as: Credential Stuffing, Phishing, and Bot Detection Evasion
• Expertise in browser fingerprinting techniques using Javascript API

Benefits

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
• Parental Leave
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
• Commuter Offset (Specific locations)

About the company

Ping Identity is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and has offices and employees around the globe. They provide an intelligent, cloud identity platform and serve the largest, most demanding enterprises worldwide.