Security Researcher

Darktrace has more than 2,500 employees located globally.

For over a decade, Darktrace has pioneered a proactive, AI-native approach to security.

What will I be doing:

As a security researcher you will be involved in the continuous development of our cyber security product suite and researching attacker tradecraft.

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Assessing feedback from the analyst team about the performance of the product,
• Feeding back to the development team and helping to determine directions of future research and product development,
• Undertaking other data analysis and scripting tasks to help improve the product in general,
• Building and assessing detections within your product area,

This is a hybrid role, and the expectation is to work a minimum of 2 days a week in the Cambridge office.

What experience do I need:

The right individual will have experience in host based analysis and networking knowledge. You should also be able to demonstrate strong communication skills and knowledge of Python programming.

Additionally, you will be able to show:

• Experience working as part of a Managed SOC, Incident response, or detection engineering team
• Strong analytical and organisational skills
• Be a team player but with the ability to operate autonomously and take independent decisions

Desirable:

• Experience with threat hunting
• Experience with data analysis and statistics
• Experience with Darktrace products

Benefits we offer:

• 23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,
• Additional day off for your birthday,
• Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,
• Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme,
• Enhanced family leave,
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program,
• Cycle to work scheme.