Lead Security Researcher - AI Threat Intelligence
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LocationIsrael, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience5+ yrs
DepartmentMarketing
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedJun 21, 2026 · 4mo ago
Verified live1d ago
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Posted by the company on Jun 21, 202640% of this company's open roles have been listed for 90+ days
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At least 5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, security research, or security analysis
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
Strong data exploration skills, with practical experience using SQL to analyze large-scale security datasets
Experience using AI tools, AI coding assistants, and agentic workflows for research, automation, and data analysis
Ability to build scripts, internal tools, or agentic systems to support threat research and intelligence workflows
Strong technical writing skills, with experience publishing blogs, reports, whitepapers, or public research
Strong presentation skills, with the ability to represent the company at conferences and external events
Self-learner with high curiosity, strong ownership, and the ability to manage complex research independently
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and data teams
Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience researching AI threats
Experience with LLM abuse
Experience with AI-assisted attacks
Experience with AI-powered detection
Experience building agentic systems
Experience building automation frameworks
Experience building AI-based research workflows
Background in engineering
Background in backend systems
Background in data infrastructure
Background in security platform development
Experience with data warehouses
Experience with BI tools
Experience with notebooks
Experience with large-scale telemetry analysis
Experience with XDR
Experience with MDR
Experience with SIEM
Experience with EDR
Experience with NDR
Experience with SASE
Experience with cloud security products
Willingness to travel abroad for conferences, customer events, and company events at least six times per year
Skills
SQL
AI tools
AI coding assistants
agentic workflows
data warehouses
BI tools
notebooks
XDR
MDR
SIEM
EDR
NDR
SASE
cloud security
About the company
Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.
As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.
Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.
About the role
Cato Networks is looking for a Lead Security Researcher - AI Threat Intelligence. This key position within the threat intelligence group will be in charge of analyzing the vast amount of data that is managed by Cato Networks, develop threat intelligence on adversarial TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) and generate reports, presentations and blogs on anomalies and tools identified.
This role goes beyond the analyst role, as a key member of the team the threat intelligence researcher will work with internal security teams, network data, underground intelligence teams and much more, performing cutting edge research followed by presenting the research externally via various mediums.
Responsibilities:
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Lead threat intelligence research focused on AI-related threats, threat actors, attack techniques, and emerging cybersecurity trends
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Analyze internal and external security data to identify attack patterns, campaigns, and actionable intelligence
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Explore large-scale datasets using SQL and other data analysis methods to generate research insights
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Build tools, workflows, and agentic systems to automate research, investigation, and intelligence production
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Research how attackers use AI and how AI can improve threat detection, investigation, and response
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Publish high-quality research, including blogs, reports, threat intelligence summaries, and customer-facing insights
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Present research at cybersecurity conferences, webinars, company events, and customer-facing sessions
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Collaborate with product, data, engineering, and research teams to improve detections and product intelligence
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Independently lead research initiatives from idea and data exploration to publication and presentation.
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Travel internationally for company events and cybersecurity conferences at least six times per year.
Requirements:
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At least 5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, security research, or security analysis
•
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
•
Strong data exploration skills, with practical experience using SQL to analyze large-scale security datasets
•
Experience using AI tools, AI coding assistants, and agentic workflows for research, automation, and data analysis
•
Ability to build scripts, internal tools, or agentic systems to support threat research and intelligence workflows
•
Strong technical writing skills, with experience publishing blogs, reports, whitepapers, or public research
•
Strong presentation skills, with the ability to represent the company at conferences and external events
•
Self-learner with high curiosity, strong ownership, and the ability to manage complex research independently
•
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and data teams
•
Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
•
Willingness to travel abroad for conferences, customer events, and company events at least six times per year
Advantageous:
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Experience researching AI threats, LLM abuse, AI-assisted attacks, or AI-powered detection
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Experience building agentic systems, automation frameworks, or AI-based research workflows
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Background in engineering, backend systems, data infrastructure, or security platform development
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Experience with data warehouses, BI tools, notebooks, or large-scale telemetry analysis
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Experience with XDR, MDR, SIEM, EDR, NDR, SASE, or cloud security products