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About the Team The Corporate Security team ensures the physical safety and security of the organization's assets, operations, and personnel. We are committed to maintaining a secure environment that enables our team to focus on advancing artificial intelligence in a responsible manner. About the Role As a Protective Intelligence & Threat Analyst, you will identify, assess, and communicate physical security threats affecting OpenAI, its personnel, executives, operations, and assets. You will leverage open-source intelligence, social media, investigative tools, and other information sources to assess violent or disruptive threats, geopolitical developments, and emerging risks relevant to the company. The role will support a broad range of Protective Intelligence activities, including persons of interest investigations, behavioral threat assessment, executive and individual risk assessments, event and travel security assessments, and time-sensitive intelligence support to Corporate Security and cross-functional partners. You will turn complex and often incomplete information into clear assessments and actionable recommendations that help inform security and protective decisions. We are seeking candidates with intelligence experience, particularly in protective intelligence, threat investigations, or behavioral threat assessment. Successful candidates will understand the intelligence cycle, OSINT investigative techniques, corporate physical security, risk management, and threat assessment, and will be comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving environment involving sensitive and occasionally high-profile matters. This role could be based in San Francisco, CA, or may be a remote role for the right candidate. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. Relocation offered for those outside of the Bay Area. In this role, you will: Identify and investigate potential physical threats to OpenAI, its executives, employees, facilities, operations,

Skeletons, lasers, tattoo buses — the Torq brand grabs attention like nothing else in cybersecurity. And we're growing like crazy, backed by Series D funding, 200% employee growth, and 300% revenue growth. Fueling Torq's momentum is our game-changing AI SOC platform, backed by a team and culture that makes Torq one of Forbes' Best Startup Employers in America, and a Business Insider 'startup to bet your career on'. Life at Torq is all gas, no brakes. We're a team of relentless, collaborative go-getters pushing the boundaries of what's possible for security automation. Every role is an essential driver of Torq's success as the AI-native autonomous SecOps platform of choice for security teams across the Fortune 500. About Torq Torq is the AI SOC platform transforming how enterprises run security operations. By combining a battle-tested hyperautomation engine with agentic AI, Torq lets security teams triage, investigate, and respond to threats at machine speed — moving beyond the limits of legacy SOAR and SIEM. Torq's AI agents act as digital analysts that work 24/7 to triage alerts, investigate threats, and remediate autonomously, freeing human analysts to focus on higher-value strategic work. Torq is defining and leading the AI SOC category, and the market recognition backs it up: Unicorn — closed a $140M Series D at a $1.2 billion valuation in January 2026, bringing total funding to $332M . Gartner — named the "Company to Beat" in AI SOC Agents for Threat Investigation (May 2026). KuppingerCole — named a Leader across all four AI SOC categories : Overall, Product, Innovation, and Market (April 2026). 4.8/5 rating on Gartner Peer Insights. ~300% revenue growth in 2025 , with a global team scaling fast. There's electricity in the air at Torq. We're a dynamic, highly motivated team propelling our customers and partners to new heights through AI-driven security operations. This Professional Services role sits at the front of the fastest-moving category in cybersec

About the Team OpenAI’s Cyber team works to make frontier AI a decisive advantage for defenders. The Cyber Blue Team is an operator-led group focused on turning real defensive problems into better models, useful products, safe Codex workflows, and integrations with the security tools defenders already use. Our ambition is simple: Raise attacker cost. Lower defender toil. Prove it by defending OpenAI; scale it through the ecosystem. We are not setting out to build another SIEM or autonomous SOC. We want to build the AI reasoning and workflow layer that helps security teams investigate threats, create and validate detections, improve their controls, and respond with greater speed and confidence. About the Role We are looking for a Product Manager to help build a new generation of AI-powered cyber defense products. You will work closely with security practitioners, researchers, engineers, designers, internal security teams, customers, and technology partners to turn emerging model capabilities into products that solve meaningful defensive problems. This is an early-stage product role. The work will span product discovery, prototyping, evaluation, development, launch, and iteration. You will help the team identify where AI can create the most value for defenders and translate those opportunities into clear, usable, and trustworthy product experiences. Initial areas of focus may include: Detection engineering and detection-content development Threat hunting and investigation Security validation and control testing AI-agent and MCP runtime defense Integrations with security platforms and enterprise workflows Safe, governed assistance for incident response The specific roadmap will continue to evolve based on model progress, practitioner needs, internal learnings, and customer feedback. In This Role, You Will Work with security practitioners to understand high-value defensive workflows, recurring pain points, and opportunities for AI to materially improve outcomes. Help sh

SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. ABOUT THE ROLE: Threat Disruption provides expert threat intelligence and conducts scaled operations against the adversaries attacking X. We investigate and disrupt threats across the following areas: Platform manipulation, including coordinated networks of bots attempting to pollute the information space Compromises of accounts owned by high-visibility individuals and organizations Sensitive allegations carrying reputational, legal, or geopolitical weight, including suspected foreign-linked influence campaigns Financial fraud, monetization abuse, and scam networks operating on and off X Other X Rules violations, including illegal activity and child safety We identify how adversaries circumvent our defenses, abuse product features and core services, and benefit from the abuse. Based on these investigations, we conduct sweeps to disrupt immediate threats and provide recommendations to product, engineering, and policy teams to squash systemic vulnerabilities. Where appropriate, Threat Disruption also coordinates with law enforcement and other external parties to enhance detections and support prosecution of bad actors. Come help us defend the global town square. RESPONSIBILITIES: Identify and counter sophisticated threat actors

About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Available Locations: Austin About the role We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Insider Threat Tech Lead to join our dynamic and growing Security Threat Detection, Response and Emulation team. This is a critical role that will be at the forefront of protecting our company from malicious and negligent insider activities. You will be responsible for leading the technical aspects of our Insider Threat program, including investigations, thr

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: The Threat Hunter is responsible for proactively identifying advanced threats that evade traditional security controls. This role involves hypothesis-driven investigations, leveraging threat intelligence, and analyzing telemetry across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments to uncover stealthy adversary activity. The Threat Hunter plays a critical role in reducing dwell time and strengthening organizational resilience under the Autonomic Security Operations model. What you'll be doing: Proactive Threat Hunting Execute hypothesis-driven hunts based on adversary TTPs and threat intelligence. Analyze telemetry from SIEM, EDR/XDR, NDR, and cloud-native platforms to identify anomalies. Develop and maintain hunting queries and scripts for automation and repeatability. Validate detection coverage through purple team exercises and adversary emulation. Threat Intelligence Integration Incorporate emerging threat intelligence into hunting hypotheses and detection pipelines. Maintain awareness of global threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (MITRE ATT&CK). Continuous Improvem

The Team: As a Security Engineer 2 on the Cyber Threat Intelligence team, you will help Datadog stay ahead of evolving threats by identifying, analyzing, and operationalizing intelligence on threat actors, campaigns, and emerging threats. Working within Security Engineering, you will partner closely with security teams to translate intelligence into actionable security improvements across the company. You will serve as a subject matter expert on how the cyber threat landscape intersects with Datadog and contribute to intelligence-led decision making during both steady-state operations and active security incidents. This role provides opportunities to influence detection, response, and security strategy through technical analysis, collaboration, and intelligence-driven initiatives. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Develop and maintain tooling that automates the collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of threat intelligence. Assess emerging vulnerabilities, threat activity, and security events to help stakeholders understand potential impact to Datadog. Conduct threat hunting and infrastructure analysis to identify adversary activity relevant to Datadog and improve defensive controls. Partner with security teams to operationalize intelligence into detections, investigations, and response workflows. Coordinate with information-sharing communities to gather, evaluate, and disseminate actionable intelligence. Produce technical briefings, threat reports, and intelligence products for security and engineering stakeholders. Who You Are: Experienced in writing and presenting operational and technical intelligence for threat detection, response, and security stakeholders. Skilled in partnering with detection and response te

About the Team Security is at the foundation of OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security team protects OpenAI’s technology, people, and products. We are technical in what we build but are operational in how we do our work, and are committed to supporting all products and research at OpenAI. Our Security team tenets include: prioritizing for impact, enabling researchers, preparing for future transformative technologies, and engaging a robust security culture. About the Role As a Security Engineer you will join our OpenAI engineers and researchers in building, operating and securing transformational AI technologies. This role will focus on all aspects of Detection & Response but with a strong emphasis on detecting insider threats and influencing controls to safeguard OpenAI's most sensitive assets. In this role, you will: In this role, you will: Innovate on Detection and Response infrastructure to engineer and automate end-to-end detection and investigation workflows. Develop, measure, and tune detection rules to ensure effective and sustainable operations. Drive projects across OpenAI’s technology stack with a focus on insider threats, ranging from access abuse and intellectual property theft to novel risks emerging within AI infrastructure. Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including HR, Legal, and peer investigative teams, providing technical expertise and evidence to support investigations. Collaborate on cutting-edge AI research, and use AI to improve OpenAI’s Security posture. You might thrive in this role if you: 5+ years experience working in a detection/response or insider-risk role.. We are seeking mid-level and senior candidates. You have broad familiarity with operating systems and platforms such as macOS, Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes, along with experience in cloud infrastructure. Knowledge of modern adversary tactics and attack paths, data exfiltration techniques, and h

Squarespace is looking for a Security Engineer with a focus on Investigations and Incident Response to join a dedicated team responsible for monitoring and responding to attacks on our platform. You'll partner with teams across the organization as you investigate security events specific to our platform and corporate environment. This is a hybrid role working from our Dublin office 3 days per week and you will report to the Detection and Response Manager. You’ll Get To… You will investigate security events through our SIEM and SOAR technology Design alerts to monitor both our customer and corporate environments for anomalous behavior Share insights gleaned from SOAR case work with relevant security team members in order to drive more security feature implementation to the product or corporate environment You will respond to ongoing incidents, investigate historical compromises, and provide adept analysis and findings Establish strategies for threat detection, alerting, and response You will initiate reactive threat hunting engagements by performing endpoint, network, application, and log analysis Establish processes and build 'playbooks' of operational response to security events and/or incidents Familiarity with Threat Intelligence and keeping up-to-date on modern threats and InfoSec news Build and support security-focused tools and services Provide Mentorship and technical expertise to junior team members to assist their technical development Who We’re Looking For 5+ years experience in the security industry Certifications (preferred not required): OSCP, OSCE, OSWP Experience working with SIEM and SOAR technologies Knowledgeable of cloud & container security, and infrastructure as code Working understanding of malware analysis, reverse engineering, and host-based and memory forensics Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (preference to Python, Go, JavaScript, or Bash) is a plus Knowledge of network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/I

Reports to: Manager, Security Operations Center Location: Remote Ireland Compensation Range: €70,000 to €90,000 base plus bonus and equity What We Do: Cybercrime is growing, and more businesses are getting hit by threats that used to target only the biggest organizations. That pushes defenders like us to operate at the highest level, and it deepens our need for good people who want to make a meaningful impact. Founded in 2015 by former NSA cyber operators, Huntress is a remote-first team working to make enterprise-grade cybersecurity accessible to businesses of all sizes. We work closely with security teams and service providers protecting complex environments, often without the time or headcount to handle it all. That’s why we build our technology in-house and back it with a 24/7 human-led Security Operations Center (SOC). As a result, our platform is never disconnected from the experts who manage it, ensuring our customers' protection. Huntress now secures more than 5M endpoints and 14M identities worldwide. Those numbers keep growing because more businesses rely on us to help carry the load and operate with more confidence. Every day, you can see that commitment in how we stand with our customers and how we show up for each other. What You’ll Do: Huntress is looking for a Security Operations Center Analyst to add to our growing team. In this role, you will get to triage, investigate, respond, and remediate a variety of intrusions on a daily basis. You’ll be surrounded by passionate individuals who are mission-driven to help protect companies around the world from cyber-attacks and will have daily opportunities to progress your analyst skillset and accelerate your career growth. The Huntress Security Operations Center is an elite team of individuals who wake up every day to combat threat actors. You will have daily opportunities to progress your analysis skills while being at the forefront of what’s happening in the wild. If you’re looking to accelerate your caree

As a Senior Security Engineer focused on Datadog’s Cloud SIEM product, you will help shape the future of security operations by transforming real-world security expertise into scalable detection, investigation, and response capabilities. You will develop high-impact threat detection content, improve AI-assisted security workflows, and help defenders identify and respond to threats across cloud-native and enterprise environments. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Security Research teams, you will influence the evolution of Datadog Security products while advancing detection coverage across emerging technologies and attack surfaces. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to open source initiatives, publish security research, and help define the next generation of agentic security operations capabilities. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do: Research attacker techniques, defensive strategies, and emerging threats, translating findings into scalable security capabilities that protect customers at cloud scale. Design and improve AI-powered investigation, threat hunting, and response workflows that support Datadog’s agentic SOC capabilities. Own the lifecycle of threat detections and automated security workflows, from research and design through deployment, measurement, and continuous improvement. Develop high-fidelity detection content across cloud platforms, SaaS applications, identity systems, endpoints, networks, and other modern attack surfaces. Partner with Product, Engineering, Security Research, and customers to influence roadmap decisions and improve security outcomes across the platform. Mentor security engineers and drive improvements through automation, tooling, rapid prototyping, and data-driven optimization. Who Yo

As a Senior Security Engineer focused on Datadog’s Cloud SIEM product, you will help shape the future of security operations by transforming real-world security expertise into scalable detection, investigation, and response capabilities. You will develop high-impact threat detection content, improve AI-assisted security workflows, and help defenders identify and respond to threats across cloud-native and enterprise environments. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Security Research teams, you will influence the evolution of Datadog Security products while advancing detection coverage across emerging technologies and attack surfaces. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to open source initiatives, publish security research, and help define the next generation of agentic security operations capabilities. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do: Research attacker techniques, defensive strategies, and emerging threats, translating findings into scalable security capabilities that protect customers at cloud scale. Design and improve AI-powered investigation, threat hunting, and response workflows that support Datadog’s agentic SOC capabilities. Own the lifecycle of threat detections and automated security workflows, from research and design through deployment, measurement, and continuous improvement. Develop high-fidelity detection content across cloud platforms, SaaS applications, identity systems, endpoints, networks, and other modern attack surfaces. Partner with Product, Engineering, Security Research, and customers to influence roadmap decisions and improve security outcomes across the platform. Mentor security engineers and drive improvements through automation, tooling, rapid prototyping, and data-driven optimization. Who Yo

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team The Abuse Research team is dedicated to proactively hunting for emerging abuse vectors and studying complex attacker behaviors. Rather than just reacting to alerts, the team maps complete abuse paths across Stripe products and external systems to validate novel findings and explain the underlying product conditions that enable fraud. By building continuous abuse tests with agentic testing and related systems, they translate their deep research into actionable threat advisories, strategic control recommendations, and regression scenarios that fortify Stripe’s defenses. What you’ll do You will lead the Abuse Research Group (ARG)—a team of threat intelligence analysts, fraud researchers, and detection engineers focused on proactively identifying and mitigating threats to Stripe and our merchants. You will set the research agenda, guiding work across threat actor tracking, hands-on fraud investigations, merchant ecosystem defense, and the detection pipelines that turn findings into production enforcement. You will scale the team through hiring, coaching, and talent development, while serving as a technical advisor on complex investigations. You will also own ARG's relationships with key partners—including Risk, Trust & Safety, Fraud Platform, and Security Engineering. Lead, develop, and retain a team of threat intelligence analysts, fraud researchers, and detection engineers who thrive at the intersection of adversarial research an

Role Summary We are seeking an experienced SOC / Security Operations Lead to oversee and strengthen the organization's Security Operations Center (SOC), threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, data protection, and security monitoring capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in managing enterprise security operations, SIEM/SOAR platforms, threat hunting, incident response, DLP, endpoint security, and vulnerability management programs. The role requires leadership of a multi-functional security operations team responsible for protecting critical business systems, customer data, and digital assets while ensuring compliance with RBI regulations and industry security standards. Key Responsibilities Security Operations Center (SOC) Management -Lead and manage 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) functions. -Establish and enhance SOC processes, playbooks, escalation procedures, and operational metrics. -Ensure timely detection, triage, investigation, containment, and remediation of security incidents. -Develop SOC maturity roadmaps aligned with industry best practices and regulatory expectations. -Monitor security KPIs, SLAs, MTTR, MTTD, and incident response effectiveness. SIEM, XSIAM & Threat Detection -Lead implementation, administration, and optimization of: -Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM -SIEM Platforms -SOAR Platforms -UEBA Solutions -Threat Intelligence Platforms -Develop and tune correlation rules, detection logic, and analytics use cases. -Enhance detection coverage across cloud, endpoints, applications, networks, and third-party environments. -Drive threat hunting and proactive security monitoring initiatives. Incident Response & Threat Management -Lead enterprise cyber incident response activities. -Develop and maintain incident response plans, runbooks, and communication procedures. -Coordinate investigations involving malware, ransomware, phishing, insider threats, account compromise, fraud, and adv

CLEAR is building THE secure identity company of the future. Our mission is to make experiences safer and easier—physically and digitally. With more than 43 million Members and a growing network of partners across the world, CLEAR's secure identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or throughout your everyday life, CLEAR unlocks the magic of frictionless experiences. CLEAR is seeking a Senior Security Operations Analyst III to join our SOC team to help strengthen our ability to detect, investigate, and respond to evolving security threats. In this role, you’ll lead complex investigations, improve CLEAR’s threat detection and response capabilities, and serve as a trusted security partner while helping develop the analysts and program around you. What you'll do: Lead complex investigations of security events across corporate networks, endpoints, data centers, cloud environments, and other critical systems, driving incidents from initial analysis through escalation and remediation Develop, tune, and optimize threat detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and other security platforms, proactively identifying coverage gaps, reducing false positives, and improving the fidelity of security alerts Partner with Engineering, Infrastructure, and other teams to investigate threats, identify root causes, communicate risk, and drive timely remediation and improvements to CLEAR’s security posture Apply threat intelligence, data, automation, and AI-enabled tools to identify emerging attack patterns, accelerate investigations, improve detection workflows, and strengthen decision-making while applying sound security judgment Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for other analysts, mentoring junior team members, sharing knowledge, and helping establish scalable processes, playbooks, and standards for threat detection and analysis Continuously evaluate CLEAR’s detection coverage against the evolving t