Lead Vulnerability Intelligence Analyst

About the role

This senior cybersecurity position focuses on assessing the real‑world risk of newly disclosed vulnerabilities. You will lead technical research, exploit validation, and intelligence production while mentoring a team of analysts.

Key responsibilities

• Define and enforce standards for vulnerability validation, assessment, and communication.
• Research newly disclosed vulnerabilities and verify exploitation claims in controlled environments.
• Develop, operate, and maintain honeypots and sensor systems to monitor real‑world exploitation activity.
• Create mitigation strategies beyond patching, including configuration hardening and network segmentation.
• Produce detailed intelligence reports describing exploit mechanics, threat actors, targets, and defensive recommendations.
• Automate assessment, PoC testing, triage, and intelligence workflows.
• Identify, evaluate, and integrate new vulnerability intelligence sources.
• Train and mentor junior analysts, raising technical standards across the team.

Required profile

• Expert‑level knowledge of vulnerability research and intelligence with hands‑on experience validating exploits.
• Strong programming skills in at least one language such as Python, Go, C or C++.
• Extensive experience with virtual machines, containers, and isolated lab environments.
• Deep understanding of core networking and internet protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, TLS, authentication, authorization).
• Proven ability to design mitigations, detection methods, and actionable defensive guidance.
• Excellent technical writing for clear vulnerability intelligence reporting.

Required skills

• Python
• Go
• C / C++
• Virtual machines and containers
• TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, TLS
• Authentication and authorization mechanisms
• CVSS, CWE, EPSS, KEV catalog
• Sigma, Snort, Suricata, YARA detection rules

What we offer

• Market‑competitive compensation based on experience.
• Remote‑friendly work environment with an international cybersecurity team.
• Wellness programs supporting health and wellbeing.
• Professional development opportunities and technical impact on high‑priority intelligence challenges.
• Collaborative culture focused on openness, inclusion, and continuous learning.