VP of Security Research

GreyNoise Intelligence • Washington, DC

14h • Remote

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• A culture-first, team-first attitude to everything you do.
• 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.
• Worked 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 (a.k.a. "media training")
• 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, experience with attacker techniques

Responsibilities

• 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. GreyNoise packet captures the Internet every second of every day, and you will lead an expert team of researchers turning billions of packets into accurate, unique, and actionable threat intelligence.
• Forge expert novel research into powerful practitioner information at conferences, in publications, and throughout the GreyNoise platform.
• 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, communicating our insights, observations, and innovations through community engagement, social media, blog posts, research papers, conferences, media interactions, and direct communication to customers.
• Forge and manage partnerships with key government and industry researchers to ensure GreyNoise remains at the forefront of new developments.
• Mentor, coach, and grow with one of the most respected and knowledgeable teams of internet researchers and cybersecurity practitioners in the industry.

Benefits

• Equity in a high-growth, Series-A startup
• 100% covered health, dental, vision, and life plans for all employees
• Competitive 401k employer match of 6%, which is special for a startup. This will be 100% matched and vested from day 1
• Flexible paid time off. To encourage time off from work and ensure overall employee health and wellness, GreyNoise strongly recommends each employee to take at least 120 hours of PTO (3 weeks) annually, including at least five consecutive business days
• Remote-first culture. While we are headquartered in the Washington DC area, we have a distributed workforce -- with the majority of our team working remotely from across the country
• Equipment budget. Every new employee gets an Apple Mac laptop and a $500 stipend for any equipment accessories.
• Paid family leave for all employees. We offer 4 months of paid leave (birth or adoption), plus 2 months of optional unpaid leave, so new parents have time to adjust to the new life (and work) schedule
• Learning & development budget. All employees receive an annual $1,500 towards professional development related to their job function. The stipend can be applied to tuition, books, conferences, and more
• Company offsites and monthly local hangouts to encourage team bonding

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees