Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years BS + 3 years; MS + 1 year

Education BS or equivalent; MS or equivalent preferred

Category Cybersecurity

About this role

Cybersecurity Threat Researcher in KnowBe4 Threat Research Lab responsible for threat trend analysis, phishing and malware analysis, and threat intelligence triage, with independent research and external content contributions.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze threat trends across regions; Investigate phishing emails and malware analysis; Enable threat intelligence triage across KnowBe4 platforms; Produce Threat Labs content; Communicate threat knowledge to customers

Technical Overview

Focus on IOC-based threat intel, reverse engineering, phishing/malware analysis, Python automation, and database querying (SQL/MQL), with customer-facing responsibilities and cross-department collaboration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level cybersecurity threat researcher with 3+ years of experience (or 1 year with an MS) adept at IOC analysis, reverse engineering, phishing/malware analysis, and Python automation, with clear experience supporting customer-facing security operations.

Must-Have Skills

BS or equivalent plus 3 years experienceMS or equivalent plus 1 year experienceIOCsreverse engineeringthreat campaign trackingMalicious URL and phishing Email analysisPython automationExperience in customer-facing environmentsExperience triaging complex customer queriesDatabases (SQL or MQL)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Threat intelligence blogs/contentExperience with KnowBe4 Threat Labs contentAutomation tooling

Tools & Platforms

KnowBe4 Threat LabsKnowBe4 email platform

Required Skills

BS or equivalent + 3 years; MS + 1 year; IOCs; reverse engineering; threat campaign tracking; phishing analysis; malware analysis; Python automation; SQL/MQL; customer-facing experience

Hard Skills

Threat ResearchThreat IntelligenceIOCsIndicators of Compromisereverse engineeringphishing analysismalware analysisPython automationSQLMQLcustomer-facing environmentstriage

Soft Skills

communicationteam collaborationindependent researchstakeholder engagement

Industry & Role

Industry Cybersecurity

Job Function Threat research and threat intelligence analysis for KnowBe4 Threat Research Lab

Role Subtype Threat Researcher

Tech Domains Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Cybersecurity, Malware Analysis, Phishing Analysis

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

No experience with IOCs or reverse engineering, No customer-facing experience, Lack of Python automation experience

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