[Hiring] VP of Security Research @GreyNoise Intelligence

Role Description

GreyNoise is the first line of defense for our customers when it comes to emergent threats involving mass exploitation. Our actor, action, and source IP intelligence enables security teams to confidently block active malicious campaigns, triage alerts to reduce Security Operations Center (SOC) overload, and buy time to patch or mitigate critical weaknesses. The Security Research and Detection Engineering team members are responsible for ensuring we have Day-0 coverage for new vulnerabilities. They are also charged with neutralizing the chatter around "celebrity" vulnerabilities that are, essentially, nothing-burgers.

What You Will Do

• Lead the function and team for Security Research for GreyNoise
• Build and manage a team of exceptional security researchers
• Be the leader for innovation in cybersecurity research and at-scale detection engineering at GreyNoise
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Customer Success to align the team's mission and priorities with business plans and goals
• Represent GreyNoise as one of the key faces and voices of our research
• Forge and manage partnerships with key government and industry researchers
• Mentor, coach, and grow with one of the most respected and knowledgeable teams of internet researchers and cybersecurity practitioners in the industry

Qualifications

• A culture-first, team-first attitude
• Demonstrated leadership and expertise in core cybersecurity areas, including:
  • SOC tools, processes, and needs
  • Red, Blue, and Purple Team operations
  • Novel threat and vulnerability research
  • Detection Engineering
  • Automation-, AI-, and event-driven processes that work at speed and scale
  • Tracking emergent threats, novel TTPs, and threat actors
• Strong communication skills in both small team and big room environments
• A solid track record of building, managing and growing fully remote teams
• Experience working with government organizations on cyber projects

Nice To Haves

• A history of creating or contributing to cyber-focused open-source projects
• Experience interfacing with tech and mainstream media outlets
• Experience in conceptualization and production of customer- and community-focused reports
• Strong reading comprehension as it relates to RFC’s and other written technical artifacts
• Familiarity with standard industry network analysis tooling
• Experience with large-scale distributed internet data collection

Benefits

• 💵 Equity in a high-growth, Series-A startup
• 👩‍⚕️ 100% covered health, dental, vision, and life plans for all employees
• 6️⃣ Competitive 401k employer match of 6%, which is special for a startup
• 🏖 Flexible paid time off, with a recommendation to take at least 120 hours of PTO annually
• 🌎 Remote-first culture with a distributed workforce
• 💻 Equipment budget for new employees
• 👼 Paid family leave for all employees
• 📚 Learning & development budget of $1,500 annually
• 🌴 Company offsites and monthly local hangouts to encourage team bonding